Daitya-āśvāsana of Duryodhana; Karṇa’s assurance and the mobilization of the Kaurava host
मृगया चोचिता राजन्नस्मिन् काले सुतस्य ते । दुर्योधनस्य गमनं समनुज्ञातुमहसि,“राजन! इस समय आपके पुत्र दुर्योधनके लिये हिंसक पशुओंके शिकार करनेका भी उपयुक्त अवसर है। अतः आप इन्हें द्वैतवनमें जानेकी आज्ञा दीजिये”
mṛgayā cocitā rājann asmin kāle sutasya te | duryodhanasya gamanaṃ samanujñātum arhasi ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O King, this is a fitting time for your son Duryodhana to engage in the royal sport of hunting. Therefore you ought to grant him permission to set out (to the forest).”
वैशम्पायन उवाच