उक्तं भीष्मेण यद् वाक्यं द्रोणेन विदुरेण च ॥
गान्धार्या धृतराष्ट्रेण समक्षं मम भारत ॥
एतत् ते कथितं राजन् यद्वृत्तं कुरुसंसदि ॥
साम आदौ प्रयुक्तं मे राजन् सौभ्रात्रम् इच्छता ॥
अभेदात् कुरुवंशस्य प्रजानां च विवृद्धये ॥
पुनर् भेदश् च मे युक्तो यदा साम न गृह्यते ॥
कर्मानुकीर्तनं चैव देवमानुषसंहितम् ॥
यदा नाद्रियते वाक्यं सामपूर्वं सुयोधनः ॥
तदा मया समानीय भेदिताः सर्वपार्थिवाः ॥
अद्भुतानि च घोराणि दारुणानि च भारत ॥
अमानुषाणि कर्माणि दर्शितानि च मे विभो ॥
uktaṃ bhīṣmeṇa yad vākyaṃ droṇena vidureṇa ca ||
gāndhāryā dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa samakṣaṃ mama bhārata ||
etat te kathitaṃ rājan yadvṛttaṃ kurusaṃsadi ||
sāma ādau prayuktaṃ me rājan saubhrātram icchatā ||
abhedāt kuruvaṃśasya prajānāṃ ca vivṛddhaye ||
punar bhedaś ca me yukto yadā sāma na gṛhyate ||
karmānukīrtanaṃ caiva devamānuṣasaṃhitam ||
yadā nādriyate vākyaṃ sāmapūrvaṃ suyodhanaḥ ||
tadā mayā samānīya bheditāḥ sarvapārthivāḥ ||
adbhutāni ca ghorāṇi dāruṇāni ca bhārata ||
amānuṣāṇi karmāṇi darśitāni ca me vibho ||
O Bharata, I have told you, O king, all that took place in the assembly of the Kurus: the words spoken by Bhishma, Drona, Vidura, Gandhari, and Dhritarashtra before my eyes. First, O king, I resorted to conciliation, desiring fraternal accord, the preservation of the Kuru line's unity, and the prosperity of its subjects. Then, when conciliation was not accepted, I resorted also to division, as well as to the recounting of deeds, both divine and human. When Suyodhana did not heed the speech that began with conciliation, I then gathered all the kings and set them at discord. I also displayed, O Bharata, wondrous, terrible, dreadful, and superhuman feats, O lord.
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Here Krishna sums up the peace mission: reconciliation, division, exhortation, intimidation, and the offer of a minimal concession were all tried, yet Duryodhana did not abandon his intent. When the heart is closed to dharma, even the gentlest and the strongest means become fruitless, and only the inevitable clash remains.