भ्राता चासि सखा चासि बीभत्सोर् मम च प्रियः ॥
सौहृदेनाविशङ्क्यो ऽसि स्वस्ति प्राप्नुहि भूतये ॥
अस्मान् वेत्थ परान् वेत्थ वेत्थार्थं वेत्थ भाषितम् ॥
यद् यद् अस्मद्धितं कृष्ण तत् तद् वाच्यः सुयोधनः ॥
यद् यद् धर्मेण संयुक्तम् उपपद्येद् धितं वचः ॥
तत् तत् केशव भाषेथाः सान्त्वं वा यदि वेतरत् ॥
bhrātā cāsi sakhā cāsi bībhatsor mama ca priyaḥ ||
sauhṛdenāviśaṅkyo 'si svasti prāpnuhi bhūtaye ||
asmān vettha parān vettha vetthārthaṃ vettha bhāṣitam ||
yad yad asmaddhitaṃ kṛṣṇa tat tad vācyaḥ suyodhanaḥ ||
yad yad dharmeṇa saṃyuktam upapadyed dhitaṃ vacaḥ ||
tat tat keśava bhāṣethāḥ sāntvaṃ vā yadi vetarat ||
He makes the unreal seem real and thereby deludes all beings. Possessed of such qualities, ever devoted to righteousness and endowed with divinity, the slayer of Madhu, this mighty-armed one, incapable of decay, will come here to prevent the slaughter of the Kurus.
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The passage 5.70.91-93 develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolding against the backdrop of an unavoidable war. Key themes: Krishna. Dharma is revealed here through speech, the choice of embassy, faithfulness to one's word, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.