मातले कश् चिद् अत्रापि रुचितस् ते वरो भवेत् ॥
अथ वान्यां दिशं भूमेर् गच्छाव यदि मन्यसे ॥
कण्व उवाच
मातलिस् त्व् अब्रवीद् एनं भाषमाणं तथाविधम् ॥
देवर्षे नैव मे कार्यं विप्रियं त्रिदिवौकसाम् ॥
नित्यानुषक्तवैरा हि भ्रातरो देवदानवाः ॥
अरिपक्षेण संबन्धं रोचयिष्याम्य् अहं कथम् ॥
अन्यत्र साधु गच्छावो द्रष्टुं नार्हामि दानवान् ॥
जानामि तु तथात्मानं दित्सात्मकमलं यथा ॥
mātale kaś cid atrāpi rucitas te varo bhavet ||
atha vānyāṃ diśaṃ bhūmer gacchāva yadi manyase ||
kaṇva uvāca
mātalis tv abravīd enaṃ bhāṣamāṇaṃ tathāvidham ||
devarṣe naiva me kāryaṃ vipriyaṃ tridivaukasām ||
nityānuṣaktavairā hi bhrātaro devadānavāḥ ||
aripakṣeṇa saṃbandhaṃ rocayiṣyāmy ahaṃ katham ||
anyatra sādhu gacchāvo draṣṭuṃ nārhāmi dānavān ||
jānāmi tu tathātmānaṃ ditsātmakamalaṃ yathā ||
Possessing the strength of a hundred thousand bows, he attains in the hour of battle a might beyond description. He punishes all wicked kings deserving punishment, who partake of the nature of rakshasas. This fearsome weapon was first fashioned by Brahma, the creator of the Vedas. The great preceptor Shukra declared that this weapon is terrible to all kings. Endowed with great energy, it is held by the sons of the Lord of the Waters. Here, in the chamber of the parasol, stands the parasol of the Lord of the Waters. It pours forth a refreshing rain, like the clouds. The water that falls from beneath this parasol, though pure as the moon, is wrapped in such darkness that no one can see it. There, in these regions, O Matali, countless wonders may be beheld. However, your business will suffer if we spend more time here. Therefore we shall soon leave this region.'
e2da691244a3 · published Jul 17, 2026, 5:18:56 AM UTC
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This passage (5.98.16-19) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace is already underway against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Dharma here is revealed through speech, the choice of an embassy, faithfulness to promises, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.