50. Hastinapuri is eager to see Kaurava and Pandava princes in action

And soon the people of hastinapuri began to grow impatient to see their princes exhibit the prowess. After all, the security, progress and prosperity of the kingdom and all its people rested on these younger royalties in the years ahead. They wanted to be reassured of that fact. The keenness was no lesser amongst the royalties as well. Except probably Pitamaha Bhisma who had less curiosity but more concerns. All these years he was keeping a keen watch over the training of the princes and he had now a fairly good idea of the accomplishment of each of them. He knew the Pandavas and in particular Bhim and Arjun have already left the others way behind. He realised that once these disparities became public knowledge the vacillating king Dhritarashtra would be stung with dark jealousy. At the same time, it was only reasonable that the long years’ of training ought to culminate in a public demonstration. The citizens too had a legitimate right to see their princes in action and celebrate.