sri-sukah uvaca -- Sukadeva Gosvami said; sah -- he (Akrura); gatva -- going; hastina-puram -- to Hastinapura; paurava-indra -- of the rulers of the dynasty of Puru; yasah -- by the glory; ankitam -- decorated; dadarsa -- he saw; tatra -- there; ambikeyam -- the son of Ambika (Dhritarashtra); sa -- together with; bhishmam -- Bhishma; viduram -- Vidura; pritham -- Pritha (Kunti, the widow of King Pandu); saha-putram -- with his son (namely, Somadatta); ca -- and; bahlikam -- Maharaja Bahlika; bharadvajam -- Drona; sa -- and; gautamam -- Kripa; karnam -- Karna; suyodhanam -- Duryodhana; draunim -- the son of Drona (Asvatthama); pandavan -- the sons of Pandu; suhridah -- friends; aparan -- other.

Sukadeva Gosvami said: Akrura went to Hastinapura, the city distinguished by the glory of the Paurava rulers. There he saw Dhritarashtra, Bhishma, Vidura and Kunti, along with Bahlika and his son Somadatta. He also saw Dronacarya, Kripacarya, Karna, Duryodhana, Asvatthama, the Pandavas and other close friends.