“Sanjaya continued, ’Thus addressed by Vasudeva, Pandu’s son of rigid vows, smiling the while, addressed, O monarch, thy son of great might, who, O Bharata, was then within the waters of that lake, saying, “Why, O Suyodhana, hast thou entered these waters, after having caused all the Kshatriyas to perish and after having, O king, caused thy own race to be annihilated?  Why hast thou entered into this lake today, wishing to save thy own life?  Arise, O king, and fight us, O Suyodhana!  Where, O foremost of men, hath that pride and that sense of honour which thou hadst now gone, since, O king, thou hast enchanted these waters and art now lying within them?  All men speak of thee in assemblies as a hero.  All that, however, is entirely untrue, I think, since thou art now concealed within these waters!  Arise, O king, and fight, for thou art a Kshatriya born of a noble race!  Thou art Kauraveya in particular!  Remember thy birth!  How canst thou boast of thy birth in Kuru’s race when thou concealest thyself within the depths of this lake, having fled away from battle in fear?  This is not the eternal duty of a Kshatriya, staying away from battle!  Flight from battle, O king, is not the practice of those that are honourable, nor does it lead to heaven!  How is it that without having attained to the end of this war, inspired though thou wert with the desire of victory, thou stayest now within this lake, after having caused and witnessed the slaughter of thy sons and brothers and sires and relatives and friends and maternal uncles and kinsmen?  Ever boastful of thy courage, thou art, however, not a hero!  Falsely dost thou describe thyself, O Bharata, when thou sayst in the hearing of all men that thou art a hero, O thou of wicked understanding!  They that are heroes never fly away at sight of foes!  Or, tell us, O hero, about (the nature of) that courage in consequence of which thou hast fled from battle!  Arise, O prince, and fight, casting off thy fears!  Having caused all thy troops and thy brothers to be slain, O Suyodhana, thou shouldst not, if thou art inspired with righteous motives, think now of saving thy life!  One like thee, O Suyodhana, that has adopted Kshatriya duties, should not act in this way!  Relying upon Karna, as also upon Shakuni the son of Subala, thou hadst regarded thyself immortal and hadst, from folly, failed to understand thy own self!  Having perpetrated such grievous sin, fight now, O Bharata!  How dost that flight from battle recommend itself to one like thee?  Surely, thou forgettest thyself!  Where is that manliness of thine, O sire, and where, O Suyodhana, is that pride cherished by thee!  Where hath that prowess of thine now gone, and where also that swelling and great energy which thou hadst?  Where is that accomplishment of thine in weapons?  Why dost thou lie within this lake now?  Arise, O Bharata, and fight, observing the duties of a Kshatriya!  Either rule the wide earth after vanquishing us, or sleep, O Bharata, on the bare ground, slain by us!  Even this is thy highest duty, as laid down by the illustrious Creator himself!  Act as it has been laid down truly in the scriptures, and be a king, O great car-warrior!"’