सर्वाञ् जनपदान् सूत योधा दुर्योधनस्य ये ॥
सबाह्लीकान् कुरून् ब्रूयाः प्रातिपेयाञ् शरद्वतः ॥
सूतपुत्रं तथा द्रोणं सहपुत्रं जयद्रथम् ॥
दुःशासनं विकर्णं च तथा दुर्योधनं नृपम् ॥
भीष्मं चैव ब्रूहि गत्वा त्वम् आशु; युधिष्ठिरं साधुनैवाभ्युपेत ॥
मा वो वधीद् अर्जुनो देवगुप्तः; क्षिप्रं याचध्वं पाण्डवं लोकवीरम् ॥
नैतादृशो हि योधो ऽस्ति पृथिव्याम् इह कश् चन ॥
यथाविधः सव्यसाची पाण्डवः शस्त्रवित्तमः ॥
देवैर् हि संभृतो दिव्यो रथो गाण्डीवधन्वनः ॥
न स जेयो मनुष्येण मा स्म कृध्वं मनो युधि ॥
sarvāñ janapadān sūta yodhā duryodhanasya ye ||
sabāhlīkān kurūn brūyāḥ prātipeyāñ śaradvataḥ ||
sūtaputraṃ tathā droṇaṃ sahaputraṃ jayadratham ||
duḥśāsanaṃ vikarṇaṃ ca tathā duryodhanaṃ nṛpam ||
bhīṣmaṃ caiva brūhi gatvā tvam āśu; yudhiṣṭhiraṃ sādhunaivābhyupeta ||
mā vo vadhīd arjuno devaguptaḥ; kṣipraṃ yācadhvaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ lokavīram ||
naitādṛśo hi yodho 'sti pṛthivyām iha kaś cana ||
yathāvidhaḥ savyasācī pāṇḍavaḥ śastravittamaḥ ||
devair hi saṃbhṛto divyo ratho gāṇḍīvadhanvanaḥ ||
na sa jeyo manuṣyeṇa mā sma kṛdhvaṃ mano yudhi ||
And excellent horses of great size, equal in years and strength to the horses of the Pandavas themselves, endowed with great swiftness and handsome appearance, all given by the celestials, carry these young princes, the sons of Subhadra and Draupadi.’
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This passage (5.56.56-60) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace is already unfolding against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Key figures: the Pandavas, Duryodhana, Karna, Bhishma. 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.