Mahabharata · 5.7.36
॥
Devanāgarī
वैशंपायन उवाच
एवं प्रमुदितः पार्थः कृष्णेन सहितस् तदा ॥
वृतो दाशार्हप्रवरैः पुनर् आयाद् युधिष्ठिरम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
evaṃ pramuditaḥ pārthaḥ kṛṣṇena sahitas tadā ||
vṛto dāśārhapravaraiḥ punar āyād yudhiṣṭhiram ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
वैशंपायनvaiśaṃpāyanaVaishampayana; sage Vaishampayana
उवाचuvācasaid; spoke
एवंevaṃthus; in this way
प्रमुदितःpramuditaḥoverjoyed; delighted
पार्थःpārthaḥArjuna; Arjuna
कृष्णेनkṛṣṇenawith Krishna; with Vasudeva
सहितस्sahitasaccompanied; joined
तदाtadāthen; at that time
वृतोvṛtosurrounded; escorted
दाशार्हप्रवरैःdāśārhapravaraiḥby the foremost of the Dasharhas; by the eminent Dasharhas
पुनर्punaragain; back
आयाद्āyādcame; returned
युधिष्ठिरम्yudhiṣṭhiramto Yudhishthira; Yudhishthira
Translation
Vaishampayana: 'Therefore I ask you to fulfill my long-cherished wish.' To this the son of Vasudeva replied: 'It seems to you, O son of Kunti, that you are measuring yourself against me. I shall be your charioteer; let your wish be fulfilled.' Vaishampayana continued: 'Then, with a joyful heart, the son of Kunti, accompanied by Krishna and the foremost of the Dasharha race, returned to Yudhishthira.'
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This passage (5.7.36) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds already against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Key theme: Krishna. Dharma is revealed here through speech, the choice of envoys, fidelity to promises, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.