Mahabharata · 5.21.21
॥
Devanāgarī
स तं सत्कृत्य कौरव्यः प्रेषयाम् आस पाण्डवान् ॥
सभामध्ये समाहूय संजयं वाक्यम् अब्रवीत् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sa taṃ satkṛtya kauravyaḥ preṣayām āsa pāṇḍavān ||
sabhāmadhye samāhūya saṃjayaṃ vākyam abravīt ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
सsahe; that one
तंtaṃhis; of that one
सत्कृत्यsatkṛtyahaving honored; having shown respect
कौरव्यःkauravyaḥthe Kaurava; the descendant of Kuru
प्रेषयाम्preṣayāmsent; dispatched
आसāsadid; performed
पाण्डवान्pāṇḍavānto the Pandavas; the Pandavas
सभामध्येsabhāmadhyein the midst of the assembly; in the council hall
समाहूयsamāhūyahaving summoned; having called
संजयंsaṃjayaṃSanjaya; the counselor Sanjaya
वाक्यम्vākyamword; speech
अब्रवीत्abravītsaid; spoke
Translation
'Yet, having reflected, I shall send Sanjaya to the sons of Pandu. So there is no need for you to wait. Go this very day to the son of Pandu.' Then the chief of the Kauravas honored Drupada's priest and sent him back to the Pandavas. And, summoning Sanjaya to the council hall, he addressed him with these words.
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This passage (5.21.21) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds against the backdrop of an already inevitable war. Key themes: the Pandavas, Sanjaya. Here dharma reveals itself through speech, the choice of envoys, faithfulness to promises, and the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.