बलदेव उवाच
श्रुतं भवद्भिर् गदपूर्वजस्य; वाक्यं यथा धर्मवद् अर्थवच् च ॥
अजातशत्रोश् च हितं हितं च; दुर्योधनस्यापि तथैव राज्ञः ॥
अर्धं हि राज्यस्य विसृज्य वीराः; कुन्तीसुतास् तस्य कृते यतन्ते ॥
प्रदाय चार्धं धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रः; सुखी सहास्माभिर् अतीव मोदेत् ॥
लब्ध्वा हि राज्यं पुरुषप्रवीराः; सम्यक् प्रवृत्तेषु परेषु चैव ॥
ध्रुवं प्रशान्ताः सुखम् आविशेयुस्; तेषां प्रशान्तिश् च हितं प्रजानाम् ॥
दुर्योधनस्यापि मतं च वेत्तुं; वक्तुं च वाक्यानि युधिष्ठिरस्य ॥
प्रियं मम स्याद् यदि तत्र कश् चिद्; व्रजेच् छमार्थं कुरुपाण्डवानाम् ॥
स भीष्मम् आमन्त्र्य कुरुप्रवीरं; वैचित्रवीर्यं च महानुभावम् ॥
द्रोणं सपुत्रं विदुरं कृपं च; गान्धारराजं च ससूतपुत्रम् ॥
baladeva uvāca
śrutaṃ bhavadbhir gadapūrvajasya; vākyaṃ yathā dharmavad arthavac ca ||
ajātaśatroś ca hitaṃ hitaṃ ca; duryodhanasyāpi tathaiva rājñaḥ ||
ardhaṃ hi rājyasya visṛjya vīrāḥ; kuntīsutās tasya kṛte yatante ||
pradāya cārdhaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraputraḥ; sukhī sahāsmābhir atīva modet ||
labdhvā hi rājyaṃ puruṣapravīrāḥ; samyak pravṛtteṣu pareṣu caiva ||
dhruvaṃ praśāntāḥ sukham āviśeyus; teṣāṃ praśāntiś ca hitaṃ prajānām ||
duryodhanasyāpi mataṃ ca vettuṃ; vaktuṃ ca vākyāni yudhiṣṭhirasya ||
priyaṃ mama syād yadi tatra kaś cid; vrajec chamārthaṃ kurupāṇḍavānām ||
sa bhīṣmam āmantrya kurupravīraṃ; vaicitravīryaṃ ca mahānubhāvam ||
droṇaṃ saputraṃ viduraṃ kṛpaṃ ca; gāndhārarājaṃ ca sasūtaputram ||
Baladeva said: "You have all heard the words of the elder brother of Gada, marked by virtue and good sense, and beneficial to both Yudhishthira and King Duryodhana. These valiant sons of Kunti are ready to give up half of their kingdom, and they make this sacrifice for Duryodhana's sake. Therefore the sons of Dhritarashtra should relinquish half the kingdom, and these mighty men, upon obtaining the kingdom, will surely be at peace and happy, if the opposing side conducts itself well. For them, peace will serve the welfare of the people. And I would be very glad if someone from here, for the purpose of pacifying both the Kurus and the Pandavas, would undertake the journey and find out what is in Duryodhana's mind, and explain Yudhishthira's views — let him respectfully greet Bhishma, the heroic scion of the Kuru line, and the magnanimous son of Vichitravirya, and Drona together with his son, and Vidura and Kripa, and the king of Gandhara, together with the son of the Suta."
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This passage (5.2.1-5) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace is already underway against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Key themes: the Pandavas, Duryodhana, Dhritarashtra, Vidura, Bhishma, dharma. Here dharma reveals itself through speech, the choice of an envoy, faithfulness to one's word, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.