Awakened from sleep, those two illustrious and powerful persons, viz., Kripa and the Bhoja chief, heard Ashvatthaman's scheme, Filled with shame, both of them could not give a suitable reply.
तौ प्रबुद्धौ महात्मानौ कृपभोजौ महाबलौ॥ नोत्तरं प्रतिपद्येतां तत्र युक्तं ह्रिया वृतौ।