And for thirteen years they were then sent to wander in the great wilderness. In the assembly hall they were also subjected to humiliations of every kind, together with their wife, valiant as they were. And great were the sufferings they had to endure in the forest. These virtuous princes also had to endure in the city of Virata inexpressible miseries, such as only the wicked suffer when their souls pass into the forms of lower beings. You, best of the race of Kuru, setting aside all these wounds of the past, they desire nothing but a peaceful settlement with the Kurus! Remembering their conduct, as well as the conduct of Duryodhana, the latter's friends should entreat him to consent to peace!