विरोचन उवाच
अन्वाहरन्तु फलकं कूर्चं वाप्य् अथ वा बृसीम् ॥
सुधन्वन् न त्वम् अर्हो ऽसि मया सह समासनम् ॥
सुधन्वोवाच
पितापि ते समासीनम् उपासीतैव माम् अधः ॥
बालः सुखैधितो गेहे न त्वं किं चन बुध्यसे ॥
विरोचन उवाच
हिरण्यं च गवाश्वं च यद् वित्तम् असुरेषु नः ॥
सुधन्वन् विपणे तेन प्रश्नं पृच्छाव ये विदुः ॥
सुधन्वोवाच
हिरण्यं च गवाश्वं च तवैवास्तु विरोचन ॥
प्राणयोस् तु पणं कृत्वा प्रश्नं पृच्छाव ये विदुः ॥
विरोचन उवाच
आवां कुत्र गमिष्यावः प्राणयोर् विपणे कृते ॥
न हि देवेष्व् अहं स्थाता न मनुष्येषु कर्हि चित् ॥
virocana uvāca
anvāharantu phalakaṃ kūrcaṃ vāpy atha vā bṛsīm ||
sudhanvan na tvam arho 'si mayā saha samāsanam ||
sudhanvovāca
pitāpi te samāsīnam upāsītaiva mām adhaḥ ||
bālaḥ sukhaidhito gehe na tvaṃ kiṃ cana budhyase ||
virocana uvāca
hiraṇyaṃ ca gavāśvaṃ ca yad vittam asureṣu naḥ ||
sudhanvan vipaṇe tena praśnaṃ pṛcchāva ye viduḥ ||
sudhanvovāca
hiraṇyaṃ ca gavāśvaṃ ca tavaivāstu virocana ||
prāṇayos tu paṇaṃ kṛtvā praśnaṃ pṛcchāva ye viduḥ ||
virocana uvāca
āvāṃ kutra gamiṣyāvaḥ prāṇayor vipaṇe kṛte ||
na hi deveṣv ahaṃ sthātā na manuṣyeṣu karhi cit ||
At Virochana's request (to share his seat), Sudhanvan said: "O son of Prahlada, I touch your splendid golden throne. But I cannot allow myself to be considered your equal, and sit upon it with you." Virochana said: "A piece of wooden plank, an animal hide, or a mat of grass or straw — this alone, O Sudhanvan, befits you. But you do not deserve the same seat as I." Sudhanvan said: "A father and son, brahmanas of the same age and equal learning, two kshatriyas, two vaishyas, and two shudras, may sit together upon the same seat. Besides these, no one else may sit together. Your father used to show me his respect, taking a seat below the one I occupy. You are a child raised in the luxury of the household, and you understand nothing." Virochana said: "Staking all the gold, cattle, horses, and every other treasure we possess among the asuras, let us, O Sudhanvan, put this question to those who can answer it." Sudhanvan said: "Setting aside your gold, cattle, and heroes, O Virochana.
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The fragment 5.35.11-15 develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace is already underway against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Dharma is revealed here through speech, the choice of an embassy, fidelity to promises, and kings' responsibility for the consequences of their decisions.