एवं गते पाण्डवेयैर् विदितं वः पुरा यथा ॥
न प्राप्तं पैतृकं द्रव्यं धार्तराष्ट्रेण संवृतम् ॥
प्राणान्तिकैर् अप्य् उपायैः प्रयतद्भिर् अनेकशः ॥
शेषवन्तो न शकिता नयितुं यमसादनम् ॥
पुनश् च वर्धितं राज्यं स्वबलेन महात्मभिः ॥
छद्मनापहृतं क्षुद्रैर् धार्तराष्ट्रैः ससौबलैः ॥
तद् अप्य् अनुमतं कर्म तथायुक्तम् अनेन वै ॥
वासिताश् च महारण्ये वर्षाणीह त्रयोदश ॥
सभायां क्लेशितैर् वीरैः सहभार्यैस् तथा भृशम् ॥
अरण्ये विविधाः क्लेशाः संप्राप्तास् तैः सुदारुणाः ॥
evaṃ gate pāṇḍaveyair viditaṃ vaḥ purā yathā ||
na prāptaṃ paitṛkaṃ dravyaṃ dhārtarāṣṭreṇa saṃvṛtam ||
prāṇāntikair apy upāyaiḥ prayatadbhir anekaśaḥ ||
śeṣavanto na śakitā nayituṃ yamasādanam ||
punaś ca vardhitaṃ rājyaṃ svabalena mahātmabhiḥ ||
chadmanāpahṛtaṃ kṣudrair dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ sasaubalaiḥ ||
tad apy anumataṃ karma tathāyuktam anena vai ||
vāsitāś ca mahāraṇye varṣāṇīha trayodaśa ||
sabhāyāṃ kleśitair vīraiḥ sahabhāryais tathā bhṛśam ||
araṇye vividhāḥ kleśāḥ saṃprāptās taiḥ sudāruṇāḥ ||
Why did the sons of Pandu never receive their paternal share at all? You know that formerly the sons of Pandu did not receive their paternal property, which was usurped by the sons of Dhritarashtra. The latter tried in various ways to remove the sons of Pandu from their path, resorting even to murderous stratagems many times over; but since the term of life allotted to them had not yet fully expired, the sons of Pandu could not be led to the abode of Yama. On the other hand, when these noble-souled princes built up a kingdom by their own strength, the base sons of Dhritarashtra, together with the son of Suvala, deceitfully took it from them. This Dhritarashtra gave his consent even to this deed, as was usual with him.
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This fragment (5.20.6-10) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace is already underway against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Key theme: the Pandavas. Dharma is revealed here through speech, the choice of envoys, faithfulness to promises, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.