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undiscovered hath appeared before us.  And if Vibhatsu hath come
before the term of exile is at end, the Pandavas shall have to
pass another twelve years in the woods.  Whether it is due to
forgetfulness (on their part) induced by desire of dominion, or
whether it is a mistake of ours, it behoveth Bhishma to
calculate the shortness or excess (of the promised period). 
When an object of desire may or may not be attained, a doubt
necessarily attaches to one of the alternatives, and what is
decided in one way often ends differently.[55] Even moralists
are puzzled in judging of their own acts.[56] As regards
ourselves, we have come hither to fight with the Matsyas and to
seize their kine stationed towards the north.  If, meanwhile, it
is Arjuna that hath come, what fault can attach to us?  We have
come hither to fight against the Matsyas on behalf of the
Trigartas; and as numerous were the acts represented unto us of
the oppressions committed by the