दीर्घकालेन संसिक्तं विषम् आशीविषो यथा ॥
स मोक्ष्यति रणे तेजः पुत्रेषु मम संजय ॥
महेन्द्र इव वज्रेण दानवान् देवसत्तमः ॥
भीमसेनो गदापाणिः सूदयिष्यति मे सुतान् ॥
अविषह्यम् अनावार्यं तीव्रवेगपराक्रमम् ॥
पश्यामीवातिताम्राक्षम् आपतन्तं वृकोदरम् ॥
अगदस्याप्य् अधनुषो विरथस्य विवर्मणः ॥
बाहुभ्यां युध्यमानस्य कस् तिष्ठेद् अग्रतः पुमान् ॥
भीष्मो द्रोणश् च विप्रो ऽयं कृपः शारद्वतस् तथा ॥
जानन्त्य् एते यथैवाहं वीर्यज्ञस् तस्य धीमतः ॥
dīrghakālena saṃsiktaṃ viṣam āśīviṣo yathā ||
sa mokṣyati raṇe tejaḥ putreṣu mama saṃjaya ||
mahendra iva vajreṇa dānavān devasattamaḥ ||
bhīmaseno gadāpāṇiḥ sūdayiṣyati me sutān ||
aviṣahyam anāvāryaṃ tīvravegaparākramam ||
paśyāmīvātitāmrākṣam āpatantaṃ vṛkodaram ||
agadasyāpy adhanuṣo virathasya vivarmaṇaḥ ||
bāhubhyāṃ yudhyamānasya kas tiṣṭhed agrataḥ pumān ||
bhīṣmo droṇaś ca vipro 'yaṃ kṛpaḥ śāradvatas tathā ||
jānanty ete yathaivāhaṃ vīryajñas tasya dhīmataḥ ||
She whom a yaksha turned into a man for the destruction of Bhishma -- with this formidable archer the Pandavas will fight against you. With these mighty archer brothers, the five princes of Kekaya, with these heroes clad in mail, the Pandavas will fight against you. With this long-armed warrior, endowed with great skill in the use of weapons, possessed of intelligence and a valor not to be shaken, with this Yuyudhana, lion of the Vrishni race, you will have to fight. He who for a time was the refuge of the noble Pandavas -- with this Virata you will meet in battle.
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This passage (5.50.41-45) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds against the backdrop of an already inevitable war. Key themes: Sanjaya, Bhishma. Dharma here reveals itself through speech, the choice of embassy, faithfulness to promises, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.