धृतराष्ट्र उवाच
यद् अब्रूतां महात्मानौ वासुदेवधनंजयौ ॥
तन् मे ब्रूहि महाप्राज्ञ शुश्रूषे वचनं तव ॥
संजय उवाच
शृणु राजन् यथा दृष्टौ मया कृष्णधनंजयौ ॥
ऊचतुश् चापि यद् वीरौ तत् ते वक्ष्यामि भारत ॥
पादाङ्गुलीर् अभिप्रेक्षन् प्रयतो ऽहं कृताञ्जलिः ॥
शुद्धान्तं प्राविशं राजन्न् आख्यातुं नरदेवयोः ॥
नैवाभिमन्युर् न यमौ तं देशम् अभियान्ति वै ॥
यत्र कृष्णौ च कृष्णा च सत्यभामा च भामिनी ॥
उभौ मध्वासवक्षीबाव् उभौ चन्दनरूषितौ ॥
स्रग्विणौ वरवस्त्रौ तौ दिव्याभरणभूषितौ ॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
yad abrūtāṃ mahātmānau vāsudevadhanaṃjayau ||
tan me brūhi mahāprājña śuśrūṣe vacanaṃ tava ||
saṃjaya uvāca
śṛṇu rājan yathā dṛṣṭau mayā kṛṣṇadhanaṃjayau ||
ūcatuś cāpi yad vīrau tat te vakṣyāmi bhārata ||
pādāṅgulīr abhiprekṣan prayato 'haṃ kṛtāñjaliḥ ||
śuddhāntaṃ prāviśaṃ rājann ākhyātuṃ naradevayoḥ ||
naivābhimanyur na yamau taṃ deśam abhiyānti vai ||
yatra kṛṣṇau ca kṛṣṇā ca satyabhāmā ca bhāminī ||
ubhau madhvāsavakṣībāv ubhau candanarūṣitau ||
sragviṇau varavastrau tau divyābharaṇabhūṣitau ||
Dhritarashtra said: 'Yudhishthira, son of Pandu, is endowed with the energy of a kshatriya and has led the life of a brahmacharin since his very youth. Alas, yet these foolish sons of mine wish to fight alongside him, heedless of me who lament so bitterly. I beg you, O Duryodhana, foremost of the Bharata line, to refrain from hostility. O scourge of foes, under all circumstances war is never to be welcomed. Half the earth is quite enough to sustain you and all your followers. Restore to the sons of Pandu, O scourge of foes, their rightful share. All the Kauravas hold it just that you should make peace with the noble sons of Pandu. Reflect thus, my son, and you will see that this army of yours is destined for your own death.'
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The passage 5.58.1-5 develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace already unfolds against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Key figures here are Krishna, Dhritarashtra, and Sanjaya. Dharma reveals itself through speech, through the choice of an embassy, through fidelity to one's promises, and through the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.