इमं तावन् ममैकं त्वं बाहुं सव्येतरं वह ॥
यद्य् एनं धारयस्य् एकं सफलं ते विकत्थितम् ॥
ततः स भगवांस् तस्य स्कन्धे बाहुं समासजत् ॥
निपपात स भारार्तो विह्वलो नष्टचेतनः ॥
यावान् हि भारः कृत्स्नायाः पृथिव्याः पर्वतैः सह ॥
एकस्या देहशाखायास् तावद् भारम् अमन्यत ॥
न त्व् एनं पीडयाम् आस बलेन बलवत्तरः ॥
ततो हि जीवितं तस्य न व्यनीनशद् अच्युतः ॥
विपक्षः स्रस्तकायश् च विचेता विह्वलः खगः ॥
मुमोच पत्राणि तदा गुरुभारप्रपीडितः ॥
imaṃ tāvan mamaikaṃ tvaṃ bāhuṃ savyetaraṃ vaha ||
yady enaṃ dhārayasy ekaṃ saphalaṃ te vikatthitam ||
tataḥ sa bhagavāṃs tasya skandhe bāhuṃ samāsajat ||
nipapāta sa bhārārto vihvalo naṣṭacetanaḥ ||
yāvān hi bhāraḥ kṛtsnāyāḥ pṛthivyāḥ parvataiḥ saha ||
ekasyā dehaśākhāyās tāvad bhāram amanyata ||
na tv enaṃ pīḍayām āsa balena balavattaraḥ ||
tato hi jīvitaṃ tasya na vyanīnaśad acyutaḥ ||
vipakṣaḥ srastakāyaś ca vicetā vihvalaḥ khagaḥ ||
mumoca patrāṇi tadā gurubhāraprapīḍitaḥ ||
Who is his father, and who is his mother? Of what race of nagas is he? Indeed, of what line does he stand as a tall banner-pole? Because of his intelligence, patience, beauty, and youth, my heart, O celestial Rishi, has been drawn to him. This young man will make the best husband for my Gunakeshi.' Kanva continued: 'Seeing Matali's satisfaction and beholding the naga named Sumukha, Narada told him of the nobility of his lineage and of his deeds.'
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This fragment (5.103.21-25) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds even as war becomes inevitable. Dharma is revealed here through speech, the choice of an embassy, faithfulness to promises, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.