पित्रा स्थापयितव्या हि वयम् उत्पथम् आस्थिताः ॥
संस्थापय पथिष्व् अस्मांस् तिष्ठ राजन् स्ववर्त्मनि ॥
आहुश् चेमां परिषदं पुत्रास् ते भरतर्षभ ॥
धर्मज्ञेषु सभासत्सु नेह युक्तम् असांप्रतम् ॥
यत्र धर्मो ह्य् अधर्मेण सत्यं यत्रानृतेन च ॥
हन्यते प्रेक्षमाणानां हतास् तत्र सभासदः ॥
विद्धो धर्मो ह्य् अधर्मेण सभां यत्र प्रपद्यते ॥
न चास्य शल्यं कृन्तन्ति विद्धास् तत्र सभासदः ॥
धर्म एतान् आरुजति यथा नद्य् अनुकूलजान् ॥
ये धर्मम् अनुपश्यन्तस् तूष्णीं ध्यायन्त आसते ॥
ते सत्यम् आहुर् धर्मं च न्याय्यं च भरतर्षभ ॥
pitrā sthāpayitavyā hi vayam utpatham āsthitāḥ ||
saṃsthāpaya pathiṣv asmāṃs tiṣṭha rājan svavartmani ||
āhuś cemāṃ pariṣadaṃ putrās te bharatarṣabha ||
dharmajñeṣu sabhāsatsu neha yuktam asāṃpratam ||
yatra dharmo hy adharmeṇa satyaṃ yatrānṛtena ca ||
hanyate prekṣamāṇānāṃ hatās tatra sabhāsadaḥ ||
viddho dharmo hy adharmeṇa sabhāṃ yatra prapadyate ||
na cāsya śalyaṃ kṛntanti viddhās tatra sabhāsadaḥ ||
dharma etān ārujati yathā nady anukūlajān ||
ye dharmam anupaśyantas tūṣṇīṃ dhyāyanta āsate ||
te satyam āhur dharmaṃ ca nyāyyaṃ ca bharatarṣabha ||
If the sons of Dhritarashtra coolly reflect upon the words I shall speak — words full of wisdom, in accord with righteousness, and of great import — then the peace that is my goal will be achieved, and the Kauravas too will honor me as mediator. But if they should wish to do me harm, then I tell you that all the kings of the earth, united together, will be unable to withstand me, like a herd of deer unable to stand before an enraged lion.'
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This passage (5.93.46-50) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace is already underway against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Key theme: dharma. Dharma is revealed here through speech, the choice of embassy, faithfulness to promises, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.