अमर्षवशम् आपन्नो न किं चिद् बुध्यते नरः ॥
छिद्यते ह्य् आततं सर्वं प्रमाणं पश्य भारत ॥
श्रेयस् ते दुर्जनात् तात पाण्डवैः सह संगमः ॥
तैर् हि संप्रीयमाणस् त्वं सर्वान् कामान् अवाप्स्यसि ॥
पाण्डवैर् निर्जितां भूमिं भुञ्जानो राजसत्तम ॥
पाण्डवान् पृष्ठतः कृत्वा त्राणम् आशंससे ऽन्यतः ॥
दुःशासने दुर्विषहे कर्णे चापि ससौबले ॥
एतेष्व् ऐश्वर्यम् आधाय भूतिम् इच्छसि भारत ॥
न चैते तव पर्याप्ता ज्ञाने धर्मार्थयोस् तथा ॥
विक्रमे चाप्य् अपर्याप्ताः पाण्डवान् प्रति भारत ॥
amarṣavaśam āpanno na kiṃ cid budhyate naraḥ ||
chidyate hy ātataṃ sarvaṃ pramāṇaṃ paśya bhārata ||
śreyas te durjanāt tāta pāṇḍavaiḥ saha saṃgamaḥ ||
tair hi saṃprīyamāṇas tvaṃ sarvān kāmān avāpsyasi ||
pāṇḍavair nirjitāṃ bhūmiṃ bhuñjāno rājasattama ||
pāṇḍavān pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā trāṇam āśaṃsase 'nyataḥ ||
duḥśāsane durviṣahe karṇe cāpi sasaubale ||
eteṣv aiśvaryam ādhāya bhūtim icchasi bhārata ||
na caite tava paryāptā jñāne dharmārthayos tathā ||
vikrame cāpy aparyāptāḥ pāṇḍavān prati bhārata ||
"A man who has fallen under the power of intolerance understands nothing; every taut cord snaps in the end — see this, O Bharata. Better for you, child, is union with the Pandavas than with the wicked; reconciled with them, you will obtain every desire. Enjoying the earth conquered by the Pandavas, O best of kings, you place the Pandavas behind you and hope for protection from elsewhere. Having placed your sovereignty upon Duhshasana, Durvishaha, Karna, and Saubala, you desire prosperity, O Bharata. But in my judgment they are not sufficient for you, either in dharma and gain, and they are also insufficient in valor against the Pandavas, O Bharata."
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Krishna directs his instruction to Duryodhana directly and practically: to set aside pride, listen to friends, hold to dharma, and choose peace with the Pandavas. The point of this passage is not abstract morality but a warning of the concrete destruction of the dynasty, should the desire for power be placed above truth, kinship, and prudence.