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Sanjaya said:
"Alas, I will explain everything to you, who has directly witnessed it. Listen attentively and remain steady, for your downfall is indeed significant."
Just as a bridge is useless when the water has dried up, your lamentation is in vain, O king. Do not grieve, O best of the Bharatas.
This remarkable decree of fate is unchangeable. Do not mourn, O noble Bharata; this has been destined since ancient times.
If you had stopped Yudhishthira, Kunti's son, from gambling earlier, you and your sons would not have faced this calamity.
If, at the time of war, they are turned back by you upon arrival, then no calamity would befall you.
If you had advised the Kurus earlier, Duryodhana, who is difficult to control, would have been restrained, and you would not have faced this disaster.
Your deviation in judgment will be noticed by the Pāṇḍavas, the Pāñcālas, all the Vṛṣṇis, and other notable individuals.
After performing the ancestral rites and establishing your son on the right path, may you proceed with righteousness, ensuring that no calamity befalls you.
You, who are considered the wisest in the world, have forsaken the eternal dharma and chosen to follow the counsel of Duryodhana, Karna, and Shakuni.
O king, I observed all your lamentation, which was like honey mixed with poison for one who is entering into the matter.
Krishna holds you in higher regard than the Pandava king, Bhishma, or Drona, O king.
When Krishna realized that you had deviated from your royal duties, he has not held you in high regard since then.
O son of Pritha, as you ignore the harsh words being spoken, the consequence of his actions has come upon you, who desires the kingdom of the sons.
O sinless one, the kingdom of your ancestors and forefathers, which was once abandoned, was conquered by the sons of Pṛthā, and you regained the entire earth.
The kingdom acquired by Pandu and the fame of the Kauravas were then greatly surpassed by the Pandavas, who were righteous.
Their actions, having reached you, have become fruitless; you, driven by greed for bait, have deprived them of their ancestral kingdom here.
O king, it is not appropriate today for you to criticize your sons again during the battle by speaking of their faults in many ways.
Kings do not safeguard their lives while engaged in battle. The noble warriors, having entered the army of the Pandavas, continue to fight.
Who would dare to fight the army protected by Krishna, Arjuna, Satyaki, and Vrikodara, except the Kauravas?
The ones whose warrior is Guḍākeśa, whose minister is Janārdana, and whose protectors are Sātyaki and Vṛkodara.
Who indeed could withstand them in battle, being a mortal archer, except for the Kauravas or their followers?
The Kauravas continue their actions as long as it is possible with the support of devoted kings and heroes engaged in their warrior duties.
Hear in detail about the extremely perilous battle fought by the tiger-like warriors of the Kauravas and the Pandavas.
