विदुरश् चैव भीष्मश् च द्रोणश् च सहबाह्लिकः ॥
श्रेयः समर्था विज्ञातुम् उच्यमानं त्वयानघ ॥
ते चैनम् अनुनेष्यन्ति धृतराष्ट्रं जनाधिपम् ॥
तं च पापसमाचारं सहामात्यं सुयोधनम् ॥
श्रोता चार्थस्य विदुरस् त्वं च वक्ता जनार्दन ॥
कम् इवार्थं विवर्तन्तं स्थापयेतां न वर्त्मनि ॥
viduraś caiva bhīṣmaś ca droṇaś ca sahabāhlikaḥ ||
śreyaḥ samarthā vijñātum ucyamānaṃ tvayānagha ||
te cainam anuneṣyanti dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ janādhipam ||
taṃ ca pāpasamācāraṃ sahāmātyaṃ suyodhanam ||
śrotā cārthasya viduras tvaṃ ca vaktā janārdana ||
kam ivārthaṃ vivartantaṃ sthāpayetāṃ na vartmani ||
Or, if you think their immediate destruction is preferable, let it be carried out soon without further deliberation. You surely know how Duryodhana, that sinful soul, insulted Draupadi in the midst of the assembly, and how we patiently bore it. I cannot believe that Duryodhana, O Madhava, will deal justly with the Pandavas. Wise counsel will be lost on him, like seed sown on barren soil. Therefore act without delay on whatever you, O scion of Vrishni, deem right and beneficial for the Pandavas, or whatever indeed ought to be done next.'
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This passage (5.78.16-18) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds even as war looms inevitable. Key themes: Dhritarashtra, Vidura, Bhishma. Here dharma reveals itself through speech, the choice of an envoy, faithfulness to one's word, and the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.