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THE MAHABHARATA
 
अभ्यागच्छति दाशार्हे प्रशाज्ञाचक्षुः [नरेश्वर] ।

सहैव द्रोणभीष्माभ्यामुदतिष्ठन्महायशाः ॥

तानि राजसहस्राणि समुत्तस्थुस्समन्ततः ॥
 

When Krishna was coming, the blind

Dhritarashtra of great renown, rose up

along with Drona and Bhishma; all around,

those thousands of kings ( present there),

arose also.
 

 
निषसादासने कृष्णो राजानश्च यथासनम् ।

अविदूरे तु कृष्णस्य कर्णदुर्योधनावुभौ ।

एकासने महात्मानौ निषीदतुरमर्षणौ ॥
 

Krishna took his seat and the kings sat

in their respective seats; and not far

away from Krishna, those two great

men, the bad-tempered Karna and

Duryodhana, sat on one seat.
 

 
संस्पृशन्नासनं शौरेर्महामतिरूपाविशत् ॥
 

Touching the seat of Krishna, the wise

Vidura sat down.
 

 
ततस्तूष्णीं सर्वमासीद्गोविन्दगतमानसम् ॥
 

All was silent then, all minds being

on Krishna.