निःश्वसन्न् अग्निवर्णेन संतप्तः स्वेन मन्युना ॥
अप्रशान्तमना भीम सधूम इव पावकः ॥
एकान्ते निष्टनञ् शेषे भारार्त इव दुर्बलः ॥
अपि त्वां के चिद् उन्मत्तं मन्यन्ते ऽतद्विदो जनाः ॥
आरुज्य वृक्षान् निर्मूलान् गजः परिभुजन्न् इव ॥
निघ्नन् पद्भिः क्षितिं भीम निष्टनन् परिधावसि ॥
नास्मिञ् जने ऽभिरमसे रहः क्षियसि पाण्डव ॥
नान्यं निशि दिवा वापि कदा चिद् अभिनन्दसि ॥
अकस्मात् स्मयमानश् च रहस्य् आस्से रुदन्न् इव ॥
जान्वोर् मूर्धानम् आधाय चिरम् आस्से प्रमीलितः ॥
niḥśvasann agnivarṇena saṃtaptaḥ svena manyunā ||
apraśāntamanā bhīma sadhūma iva pāvakaḥ ||
ekānte niṣṭanañ śeṣe bhārārta iva durbalaḥ ||
api tvāṃ ke cid unmattaṃ manyante 'tadvido janāḥ ||
ārujya vṛkṣān nirmūlān gajaḥ paribhujann iva ||
nighnan padbhiḥ kṣitiṃ bhīma niṣṭanan paridhāvasi ||
nāsmiñ jane 'bhiramase rahaḥ kṣiyasi pāṇḍava ||
nānyaṃ niśi divā vāpi kadā cid abhinandasi ||
akasmāt smayamānaś ca rahasy āsse rudann iva ||
jānvor mūrdhānam ādhāya ciram āsse pramīlitaḥ ||
This, O son of Pandu, is yet further proof that they will never make peace with you. They caused you such grievous pain, forcing you to wear the kaupina, that not even remorse could touch them. Before the eyes of Grandsire Bhishma, of Drona, of wise Vidura, of many holy brahmanas, of the king, of the citizens, and of all the chief Kauravas, the cruel Duryodhana, having deceitfully defeated you at dice — you, who are merciful, gentle, restrained, virtuous, and bound by strict vows — felt no shame, O king, for his vile deed. Show no compassion, O king, toward this wretch of such a character. They deserve death at the hands of everyone, but how much more so at yours, O Bharata? O Bharata, with what unseemly words did Duryodhana and his brothers, filled with glee and indulging in endless boasting, torment you and your brothers! He said: 'The Pandavas now have nothing of their own on this vast earth. Their very names and lineage have perished. In time without end, defeat awaits them. All their virtues have merged into me, and now they will be reduced to the five elements.' While the game of dice was underway, the wretched Duhshasana, most evil of soul, seizing that weeping lady by the hair, dragged Princess Draupadi, as though she had no protector, into the assembly of kings, and in the presence of Bhishma, Drona, and the others repeatedly called her — 'cow, cow!'
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This passage (5.73.6-10) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Key theme: the Pandavas. Here dharma reveals itself through speech, through the choice of an embassy, through faithfulness to one's word, and through the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.