ततः शयाने गोविन्दे प्रविवेश सुयोधनः ॥
उच्छीर्षतश् च कृष्णस्य निषसाद वरासने ॥
ततः किरीटी तस्यानु प्रविवेश महामनाः ॥
पश्चार्धे च स कृष्णस्य प्रह्वो ऽतिष्ठत् कृताञ्जलिः ॥
प्रतिबुद्धः स वार्ष्णेयो ददर्शाग्रे किरीटिनम् ॥
स तयोः स्वागतं कृत्वा यथार्हं प्रतिपूज्य च ॥
तदागमनजं हेतुं पप्रच्छ मधुसूदनः ॥
ततो दुर्योधनः कृष्णम् उवाच प्रहसन्न् इव ॥
विग्रहे ऽस्मिन् भवान् साह्यं मम दातुम् इहार्हति ॥
समं हि भवतः सख्यं मयि चैवार्जुने ऽपि च ॥
तथा संबन्धकं तुल्यम् अस्माकं त्वयि माधव ॥
tataḥ śayāne govinde praviveśa suyodhanaḥ ||
ucchīrṣataś ca kṛṣṇasya niṣasāda varāsane ||
tataḥ kirīṭī tasyānu praviveśa mahāmanāḥ ||
paścārdhe ca sa kṛṣṇasya prahvo 'tiṣṭhat kṛtāñjaliḥ ||
pratibuddhaḥ sa vārṣṇeyo dadarśāgre kirīṭinam ||
sa tayoḥ svāgataṃ kṛtvā yathārhaṃ pratipūjya ca ||
tadāgamanajaṃ hetuṃ papraccha madhusūdanaḥ ||
tato duryodhanaḥ kṛṣṇam uvāca prahasann iva ||
vigrahe 'smin bhavān sāhyaṃ mama dātum ihārhati ||
samaṃ hi bhavataḥ sakhyaṃ mayi caivārjune 'pi ca ||
tathā saṃbandhakaṃ tulyam asmākaṃ tvayi mādhava ||
And on that same day Dhananjaya, son of Kunti and Pandu, likewise swiftly arrived in the splendid city of the land of the Anartas. And the two descendants of the Kuru race, those tigers among men, having arrived there, saw that Krishna was asleep and approached him as he lay. And while Krishna slept, Duryodhana entered the chamber and sat down on a fine seat at the head of the couch. Then, following him, the diadem-bearer, the great-souled Arjuna, entered and stood at the foot of the couch, bowing with joined palms. And when the descendant of Vrishni, Krishna, awoke, he first cast his glance upon Arjuna. And having asked after the safety of their journey and having honored them fittingly with welcome, the slayer of Madhu asked them the reason for their visit.
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This passage (5.7.6-10) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds already against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Key themes: Krishna, Duryodhana. Dharma is revealed here through speech, the choice of envoys, fidelity to promises, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.