धृतराष्ट्र उवाच
कांस् तत्र संजयापश्यः प्रत्यर्थेन समागतान् ॥
ये योत्स्यन्ते पाण्डवार्थे पुत्रस्य मम वाहिनीम् ॥
संजय उवाच
मुख्यम् अन्धकवृष्णीनाम् अपश्यं कृष्णम् आगतम् ॥
चेकितानं च तत्रैव युयुधानं च सात्यकिम् ॥
पृथग् अक्षौहिणीभ्यां तौ पाण्डवान् अभिसंश्रितौ ॥
महारथौ समाख्याताव् उभौ पुरुषमानिनौ ॥
अक्षौहिण्याथ पाञ्चाल्यो दशभिस् तनयैर् वृतः ॥
सत्यजित्प्रमुखैर् वीरैर् धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमैः ॥
द्रुपदो वर्धयन् मानं शिखण्डिपरिपालितः ॥
उपायात् सर्वसैन्यानां प्रतिच्छाद्य तदा वपुः ॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
kāṃs tatra saṃjayāpaśyaḥ pratyarthena samāgatān ||
ye yotsyante pāṇḍavārthe putrasya mama vāhinīm ||
saṃjaya uvāca
mukhyam andhakavṛṣṇīnām apaśyaṃ kṛṣṇam āgatam ||
cekitānaṃ ca tatraiva yuyudhānaṃ ca sātyakim ||
pṛthag akṣauhiṇībhyāṃ tau pāṇḍavān abhisaṃśritau ||
mahārathau samākhyātāv ubhau puruṣamāninau ||
akṣauhiṇyātha pāñcālyo daśabhis tanayair vṛtaḥ ||
satyajitpramukhair vīrair dhṛṣṭadyumnapurogamaiḥ ||
drupado vardhayan mānaṃ śikhaṇḍiparipālitaḥ ||
upāyāt sarvasainyānāṃ praticchādya tadā vapuḥ ||
Duryodhana said: ‘Having gathered, O Sanjaya, an army of seven akshauhinis, what is Yudhishthira, son of Kunti, doing, together with the other kings in his company, in view of the war?’ Sanjaya said: ‘O king, Yudhishthira is in high spirits before the battle. The same is true of Bhimasena and Arjuna.
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This passage (5.56.1-5) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace is already unfolding against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Key figures: Krishna, the Pandavas, Dhritarashtra, Sanjaya. Dharma reveals itself here through speech, the choice of embassy, fidelity to one's word, and the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.