The Book of Yudhishthira by Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi

Enterprising and brought up in every indulgence, Duryodhana reckons all that to be well-done. These two always enhance the energy of those high-souled ones who have been divested of both friends and happiness. Not a soul in the race of Ajamida ever entertains hatred for them excepting this vile, capricious, dull-headed Duryodhana, and excepting also the still more mean-minded Karna. Friendship with them never loses its ardour on account of length of time for they bestow honours and wealth on every one according to his deserts. On proper occasions they part with their wealth to friends. The sons of Pritha, mindful of both virtue and wealth, are ever pleasant to all. They always act mindful of virtue and wealth they never give way to love of sensual enjoyments, or cold, or hunger, or thirst they subdue steep and laziness and wrath and joy and heedlessness. Though I scrutinized their conduct, I could never find fault with them,-no, not even a single fault for which we might blame them. It was by their own valour that they had won all their prosperity, and (yet) they were ever dutiful to me. In no case, O Sanjaya, have I ever met with any untruthfulness on the part of the Pandavas. In no time will they be appeased towards us, for though treated treacherously (by foes), yet they are righteous and good. Are ye well, having spent that harassing period of sojourn, ye who were unworthy of such harassment?'. And to all of them thou must say, O Sanjaya, these words.

Yudhiṣṭhira) in the following words- 'By good luck it is that (emerged from the woods) thou hast reached such a city. 'Dhritarashtra said, 'They say, O Sanjaya, that the Pandavas have arrived at Upaplavya. This is what we get from the Book 5: Udyoga Parva, Section XXII. There dosen't seem to be any 'secret message' as sent by Dhṛtarāṣṭra for Arjuna.

The Book of Yudhishthira by Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi