भर्त्सयित्वा तु राज्ञस् तांस् तृणीकृत्य सुयोधनम् ॥
राधेयं भीषयित्वा च सौबलं च पुनः पुनः ॥
न्यूनतां धार्तराष्ट्राणां निन्दां चैव पुनः पुनः ॥
भेदयित्वा नृपान् सर्वान् वाग्भिर् मन्त्रेण चासकृत् ॥
पुनः सामाभिसंयुक्तं संप्रदानम् अथाब्रुवम् ॥
अभेदात् कुरुवंशस्य कार्ययोगात् तथैव च ॥
ते बाला धृतराष्ट्रस्य भीष्मस्य विदुरस्य च ॥
तिष्ठेयुः पाण्डवाः सर्वे हित्वा मानम् अधश्चराः ॥
प्रयच्छन्तु च ते राज्यम् अनीशास् ते भवन्तु च ॥
यथाह राजा गाङ्गेयो विदुरश् च तथास्तु तत् ॥
bhartsayitvā tu rājñas tāṃs tṛṇīkṛtya suyodhanam ||
rādheyaṃ bhīṣayitvā ca saubalaṃ ca punaḥ punaḥ ||
nyūnatāṃ dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ nindāṃ caiva punaḥ punaḥ ||
bhedayitvā nṛpān sarvān vāgbhir mantreṇa cāsakṛt ||
punaḥ sāmābhisaṃyuktaṃ saṃpradānam athābruvam ||
abhedāt kuruvaṃśasya kāryayogāt tathaiva ca ||
te bālā dhṛtarāṣṭrasya bhīṣmasya vidurasya ca ||
tiṣṭheyuḥ pāṇḍavāḥ sarve hitvā mānam adhaścarāḥ ||
prayacchantu ca te rājyam anīśās te bhavantu ca ||
yathāha rājā gāṅgeyo viduraś ca tathāstu tat ||
Having rebuked those kings, having despised Suyodhana as though he were a blade of grass, having again and again frightened Radheya and the son of Subala, I spoke repeatedly of the inferiority of the sons of Dhritarashtra and again and again reproached them. Having set all the kings at discord with words and counsel, I then spoke once more a concession joined with conciliation, for the preservation of the Kuru line's unity and for the sake of the matter at hand: "Let all the Pandavas, these children of Dhritarashtra, Bhishma, and Vidura, abandon their pride and remain subordinate. Let them grant you the kingdom and themselves cease to be rulers. As the king, the son of Ganga, and Vidura have said, so let it be."
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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.