Kripa Said “By good luck, O you of great glory, your heart is bent to-day on vengeance! The holder of the thunder himself will not succeed in dissuading you to-day.

Both of us, however, shall accompany you in the morning putting off armours and taking down your standard rest for this night. I shall, clad in mail and riding on our cars, accompany you as also Kritavarman of the Satwata race, while you will proceed against the foe.

United with ourselves, you will kill the enemy, viz., the Panchalas will all their followers, tomorrow in battle, displaying your prowess, O best of car-warriors.

If you display your energy your quite competent to achieve that feat! Take rest, therefore, for this night. You have kept us many a night.

Having rested and slept, and having become quite refreshed, O giver of honours, meet the cnemy in battle! Forsooth, you will kill then the enemy.

No one, not even Vasava amongst the celestials, would venture to defeat you armed with best of weapons, O foremost of carwarriors.

Who is there that would, even if he be the king of the gods himself, fight Drona's son when the latter goes, accompanied by Kripa and protected by Kritavarman.

Therefore, having rested and slept this night, and removed fatigue, we shall kill the foe tomorrow morning.

You are a master of celestial weapons. I also am so. This hero of Satvata's race is a great bowman, always skilled in battle.

All of us, in a body, O son, shall succeed in killing our assembled foes in battle by displaying our powers. Great shall be our happiness then. Removing your anxiety, rest for this night and sleep happily.

Myself and Kritavarman, both armed with bows and capable of consuming our enemies, will, clad in mail, follow you, O best of men, while you will move on your car against the enemy.

Proceeding to their camp, and announcing your name in battle, you will then made a great destruction of the foe.

Having caused tomorrow morning, a great slaughter among them you will sport like Indra after the destruction of great Asuras.

You are quite competent to defeat the army of the Panchalas in battle, like the destroyer of the Danavas in defeating in anger the Danavas army.

United with myself in battle and protected by Kritavarman, you are incapable of being defcated by the holder of the thunder-bolt himself.

Neither I, O son, nor Kritavarman will ever retreat from battle without having defeated the Pandus.

Having killed the angry Panchalas along with the Pandavas, we shall come away, or killed by them we shall go to heaven.

By every means in our power, we two shall help you in battle tomorrow morning. O you of mighty-arms, I tell you the truth, O innocent one."-Addressed in these wholesome words by his maternal uncle, the son of Drona, with eyes reddened in anger answered his uncle, O king, saying,-"Can a person who is afflicted, or one who is under the influence of anger, or one whose heart is always engaged in making plans for the acquisition of wealth, or one who is under the power of lust, get sleep.

See, all these four causes are present in my case. Any one of these, can singly spoil sleep.

How great is the sorrow of that person who is always thinking of the death of his father. My heart is now burning day and night! I cannot enjoy peace.

The way in which my father particularly killed by those sinful wretches has been seen by you all. The thought of that destruction is cutting me to the quick.

How could a person like me live for even a moment after hearing the Panchalas say that they have killed by father?

was I cannot bear the thought of maintaining life without having killed Dhristadyumna in battle! For the slaughter of my father, he and those who are with him should be killed me.

Who is there so hard-hearted that would not fire up after having heard the cries of the king lying with broken thighs?

Who is there somerciless whose eyes would not be filled with tears after hearing such words uttered by the king with broken thighs.

They, whom, I sided have been defeated. The thought of this increases my sorrow as a rush of waters increases the ocean.

Protected, as they are by Vasudeva, and Arjuna, I consider, them O uncle, as irresistible by the great Indra himself.

I am unable to check this rising anger in my heart. I do not see the man in this world than can suppress this wrath of mine.

I am infouned by the messengers of the defeat of my friends and the victory of the Pandavas. That is consuming my heart.

Having, however, caused a destruction of my enemies during their sleep, I shall then take rest and shall then sleep without anxiety.”