किरीटी बलवान् पार्थः कृतास्त्रश् च महाबलः ॥
को हि पाण्डुसुतं युद्धे विषहेत धनंजयम् ॥
अपि वज्रधरः साक्षात् किम् उतान्ये धनुर्भृतः ॥
त्रयाणाम् अपि लोकानां समर्थ इति मे मतिः ॥
भीष्मे ब्रुवति तद् वाक्यं धृष्टम् आक्षिप्य मन्युमान् ॥
दुर्योधनं समालोक्य कर्णो वचनम् अब्रवीत् ॥
न तन् न विदितं ब्रह्मंल् लोके भूतेन केन चित् ॥
पुनरुक्तेन किं तेन भाषितेन पुनः पुनः ॥
दुर्योधनार्थे शकुनिर् द्यूते निर्जितवान् पुरा ॥
समयेन गतो ऽरण्यं पाण्डुपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ॥
kirīṭī balavān pārthaḥ kṛtāstraś ca mahābalaḥ ||
ko hi pāṇḍusutaṃ yuddhe viṣaheta dhanaṃjayam ||
api vajradharaḥ sākṣāt kim utānye dhanurbhṛtaḥ ||
trayāṇām api lokānāṃ samartha iti me matiḥ ||
bhīṣme bruvati tad vākyaṃ dhṛṣṭam ākṣipya manyumān ||
duryodhanaṃ samālokya karṇo vacanam abravīt ||
na tan na viditaṃ brahmaṃl loke bhūtena kena cit ||
punaruktena kiṃ tena bhāṣitena punaḥ punaḥ ||
duryodhanārthe śakunir dyūte nirjitavān purā ||
samayena gato 'raṇyaṃ pāṇḍuputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
Without any doubt, by law they are entitled to receive all of their father's property. Arjuna, the son of Pritha, is a master of arms and a great warrior on the chariot. Who, in truth, could withstand Dhananjaya, the son of Pandu, in battle? Not even the wielder of the thunderbolt himself could do so -- other bowmen need not even be mentioned. I believe he is a match for all three worlds!' And while Bhishma was saying this, Karna, angry and insolent, interrupted his words and, looking at Duryodhana, said: 'There is no being in the world, O brahmin, who is not aware of all these facts. What is the use of repeating them again and again?
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This passage (5.21.6-10) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds against the backdrop of an already inevitable war. Key themes: Duryodhana, Karna, Bhishma, war. Here dharma reveals itself through speech, the choice of envoys, faithfulness to promises, and the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.