"On the seventh day, in the afternoon, this was arranged by them, and on the eighth, toward sunrise, by us. Either they do not see those cattle, or they have been defeated, or, having deceived us, they have made an alliance with the Matsya king. Or Matsya himself has come to us with the men of his own country and with his whole army, to fight. Or perhaps someone of great valor among them goes ahead to conquer us; or it may be Matsya himself. If this is the king of the Matsyas, if it is Bibhatsu who has come, we must all fight together -- such is our agreement. Why, then, do these finest of charioteers stand upon their chariots: Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, Vikarna, and Drauni? All the great chariot-warriors are now troubled in mind. There is no good other than battle; let the mind be fixed upon that. If our great wealth of cattle is carried off in battle even by the god who wields the thunderbolt, or by Yama himself, who will return to Hastinapura? Of the foot soldiers, driven back by arrows and scattered in the dense forest, who indeed will remain alive? And of the horses too there will be doubt. Having set the teacher behind us, let policy be arranged accordingly."