Kṛṣṇa’s Departure, Auspicious Omens, and the Opening of the Uttaṅka Dialogue (कृष्णप्रयाण-निमित्त-उत्तङ्कसंवाद-प्रारम्भः)
इत्युक्ता: सैनिकास्ते तु सज्जी भूता विशाम्पते । आचख्यु: सज्जमित्येवं पार्थायामिततेजसे
ity uktāḥ sainikās te tu sajjī-bhūtā viśāmpate | ācakhyuḥ sajjam ity evaṁ pārthāyāmitatejase ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Thus addressed, those soldiers, O lord of the people, having made themselves ready, reported to Pārtha of immeasurable splendor, saying, “We are prepared.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच