Said the king, who was well pleased: “So thy task is finished, O noble son of Bharadwaja? Let now a place be made ready, in accordance with thy desire, so that the princes may display their martial skill in the presence of their peers and the common people.”
Then Drona, accompanied by Vidura, the king's brother, made choice of a wide and level plain on which the Pandavas and Kauravas might perform their mighty feats.
So be it next told of the great tournament on the plain, and of the coming of illustrious Karna.
FOOTNOTES:
[214] Pron. pan´davas and kow´ravas.
[215] Pron. pree´tha and ma-dree´.
[216] Krishna of the Yadavas was descended from the moon through Yadu: Bharata was descended through Puru, Yadu's brother.
[217] A mantra.
[218] Identified with Cashmere by some of the authorities.
[219] Pron. yoo-dish´thi-ra (h sounded after t).