An Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, with Short Explanations and a Concordance to the Bombay and Calcutta Editions and P. C. Roy's Translation c5.s1.454

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skies. Duryodhana, Karṇa, and Çakuni offered the kingdom to Droṇa, who said that the Pāṇḍavas were incapable of being slain; that they would practise the brahmacarya for twelve years, and then return in anger; that he (Droṇa) would protect the Dhārtarāṣṭras, who had sought his protection, to the best of his ability; but that he would himself be slain by Dhṛṣṭadyumna, whom Drupada had obtained (together with Kṛṣṇa) from the fire by the ascetic power of Yāja and Upayāja; "it is widely known in the world that Dhṛṣṭadyumna will slay Droṇa." Dhṛtarāṣṭra sent Vidura to bring the Pāṇḍavas back, or, if they did not come back, to send them off with respect, with their weapons, cars, and infantry, etc. (II, 80). — § 307: Sañjaya spoke to Dhṛtarāṣṭra about the perversity of his policy. Dhṛtarāṣṭra related that when Kṛṣṇa was dragged into the court the grief was so great that the enraged brahmans did not that evening perform their agnihotra; he also related the omens which had appeared on the occasion, etc. (II, 81).