संजय उवाच
न त्वां ब्रूयां रहिते जातु किं चिद्; असूया हि त्वां प्रसहेत राजन् ॥
आनयस्व पितरं संशितव्रतं; गांधारीं च महिषीम् आजमीढ ॥
तौ ते ऽसूयां विनयेतां नरेन्द्र; धर्मज्ञौ तौ निपुणौ निश्चयज्ञौ ॥
तयोस् तु त्वां संनिधौ तद् वदेयं; कृत्स्नं मतं वासुदेवार्जुनाभ्याम् ॥
वैशंपायन उवाच
ततस् तन् मतम् आज्ञाय संजयस्यात्मजस्य च ॥
अभ्युपेत्य महाप्राज्ञः कृष्णद्वैपायनो ऽब्रवीत् ॥
संपृच्छते धृतराष्ट्राय संजय; आचक्ष्व सर्वं यावद् एषो ऽनुयुङ्क्ते ॥
सर्वं यावद् वेत्थ तस्मिन् यथावद्; याथातथ्यं वासुदेवे ऽर्जुने च ॥
saṃjaya uvāca
na tvāṃ brūyāṃ rahite jātu kiṃ cid; asūyā hi tvāṃ prasaheta rājan ||
ānayasva pitaraṃ saṃśitavrataṃ; gāṃdhārīṃ ca mahiṣīm ājamīḍha ||
tau te 'sūyāṃ vinayetāṃ narendra; dharmajñau tau nipuṇau niścayajñau ||
tayos tu tvāṃ saṃnidhau tad vadeyaṃ; kṛtsnaṃ mataṃ vāsudevārjunābhyām ||
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
tatas tan matam ājñāya saṃjayasyātmajasya ca ||
abhyupetya mahāprājñaḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyano 'bravīt ||
saṃpṛcchate dhṛtarāṣṭrāya saṃjaya; ācakṣva sarvaṃ yāvad eṣo 'nuyuṅkte ||
sarvaṃ yāvad vettha tasmin yathāvad; yāthātathyaṃ vāsudeve 'rjune ca ||
Sanjaya: As for Krishna — his wife, his kinsmen, his kinsmen, his own self, and the whole earth, if placed on one side of a scale, would weigh no more than Dhananjaya alone on the other. That Vasudeva on whom Arjuna relies is irresistible, and the army wherein Keshava stands becomes invincible everywhere. Therefore listen, O child, to the counsel of those well-wishers of yours whose words are always for your good. Take your aged grandfather Bhishma, son of Shantanu, as your guide. Hear what I say, and what these well-wishers of the Kurus say — Drona, Kripa, Vikarna, and King Vahlika. All of them are the same as I am. You ought to regard them just as you regard me, for, O Bharata, they are all versed in morality and bear you the same affection as I do. The panic and flight, before your very eyes, of all your armies together with your brothers in the city of Virata, after the king's surrender — indeed, that wondrous tale that was heard of the encounter in that city between one man and many — is proof enough (of the wisdom of what I say). When Arjuna alone achieves all this, what will the Pandavas not achieve united together? Take them by the hand as your brothers, and grant them their share of the kingdom."
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This passage (5.65.6-9) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds against the backdrop of an already inevitable war. Key themes: Krishna, Dhritarashtra, Sanjaya, dharma. Dharma reveals itself here through speech, the choice of an embassy, faithfulness to one's word, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.