दुर्योधन उवाच
सदृशानां मनुष्येषु सर्वेषां तुल्यजन्मनाम् ॥
कथम् एकान्ततस् तेषां पार्थानां मन्यसे जयम् ॥
सर्वे स्म समजातीयाः सर्वे मानुषयोनयः ॥
पितामह विजानीषे पार्थेषु विजयं कथम् ॥
नाहं भवति न द्रोणे न कृपे न च बाह्लिके ॥
अन्येषु च नरेन्द्रेषु पराक्रम्य समारभे ॥
अहं वैकर्तनः कर्णो भ्राता दुःशासनश् च मे ॥
पाण्डवान् समरे पञ्च हनिष्यामः शितैः शरैः ॥
ततो राजन् महायज्ञैर् विविधैर् भूरिदक्षिणैः ॥
ब्राह्मणांस् तर्पयिष्यामि गोभिर् अश्वैर् धनेन च ॥
duryodhana uvāca
sadṛśānāṃ manuṣyeṣu sarveṣāṃ tulyajanmanām ||
katham ekāntatas teṣāṃ pārthānāṃ manyase jayam ||
sarve sma samajātīyāḥ sarve mānuṣayonayaḥ ||
pitāmaha vijānīṣe pārtheṣu vijayaṃ katham ||
nāhaṃ bhavati na droṇe na kṛpe na ca bāhlike ||
anyeṣu ca narendreṣu parākramya samārabhe ||
ahaṃ vaikartanaḥ karṇo bhrātā duḥśāsanaś ca me ||
pāṇḍavān samare pañca haniṣyāmaḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ ||
tato rājan mahāyajñair vividhair bhūridakṣiṇaiḥ ||
brāhmaṇāṃs tarpayiṣyāmi gobhir aśvair dhanena ca ||
Vaishampayana said: 'Paying little heed to Dhritarashtra, son of Vichitravirya, who was about to question Partha, Karna spoke these words to the son of Dhritarashtra, encouraging the spirit of the assembled Kurus: Having learned of the false pretext under which I long ago obtained the weapon of Brahma from Rama, the latter said to me: "When your hour comes, your memory will fail you regarding this weapon." Offense, I was thus easily cursed by this great sage, my teacher. This great sage of fierce energy is able to consume even the whole Earth together with its seas.'
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This passage (5.62.1–5) continues the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds even as war draws inevitably near. Key themes: the Pandavas, Duryodhana, Karna. Here dharma reveals itself through speech, the choice of envoys, fidelity to one's word, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.