शल्यपर्व — चतुर्विंशोऽध्यायः | Śalya Parva, Chapter 24: Disruption of Kaurava Formations and the Elephant Encirclement
ततो दुर्योधन दृष्टवा रथानीके व्यवस्थितम् । स रथांस्तावकान् सर्वान् हर्षयन् शकुनिस्तत:,प्रजानाथ! तदनन्तर दुर्योधनको रथसेनामें खड़ा देख आपके सम्पूर्ण रथियोंका हर्ष बढ़ाता हुआ शकुनि अपनेको कृतार्थ-सा मानकर बड़े हर्षके साथ राजा दुर्योधनसे इस प्रकार बोला--
Then Duryodhana beheld the chariot-division drawn up in battle array. Thereupon Śakuni, gladdening and heartening all your chariot-warriors, deeming himself as one who had accomplished his task, spoke to King Duryodhana with great delight, as follows.
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