[ BHAGAVAD GITA · 1.2 · spoken by Duryodhan ]
The prince got his army. And then he ran to his teacher.
Duryodhan walks up to Drona and starts naming the Pandav warriors — not to attack them, but because he's afraid.
SANSKRIT
सञ्जय उवाच । दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा । आचार्यमुपसंगम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१-२॥
हिंदी
संजय बोले — पाण्डवों की सेना को युद्ध-रचना में सजा देख, दुर्योधन अपने गुरु द्रोणाचार्य के पास दौड़ा और बोला —
KRISHNA’S LINE
“When you get what you asked for, the first thing you feel is fear.”
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