सर्वे च ये ऽन्ये धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रा; बलप्रधाना निगमप्रधानाः ॥
स्थिताश् च धर्मेषु यथा स्वकेषु; लोकप्रवीराः श्रुतकालवृद्धाः ॥
एतेषु सर्वेषु समागतेषु; पौरेषु वृद्धेषु च संगतेषु ॥
ब्रवीतु वाक्यं प्रणिपातयुक्तं; कुन्तीसुतस्यार्थकरं यथा स्यात् ॥
सर्वास्व् अवस्थासु च ते न कौट्याद्; ग्रस्तो हि सो ऽर्थो बलम् आश्रितैस् तैः ॥
प्रियाभ्युपेतस्य युधिष्ठिरस्य; द्यूते प्रमत्तस्य हृतं च राज्यम् ॥
निवार्यमाणश् च कुरुप्रवीरैः; सर्वैः सुहृद्भिर् ह्य् अयम् अप्य् अतज्ज्ञः ॥
गान्धारराजस्य सुतं मताक्षं; समाह्वयेद् देवितुम् आजमीढः ॥
दुरोदरास् तत्र सहस्रशो ऽन्ये; युधिष्ठिरो यान् विषहेत जेतुम् ॥
उत्सृज्य तान् सौबलम् एव चायं; समाह्वयत् तेन जितो ऽक्षवत्याम् ॥
sarve ca ye 'nye dhṛtarāṣṭraputrā; balapradhānā nigamapradhānāḥ ||
sthitāś ca dharmeṣu yathā svakeṣu; lokapravīrāḥ śrutakālavṛddhāḥ ||
eteṣu sarveṣu samāgateṣu; paureṣu vṛddheṣu ca saṃgateṣu ||
bravītu vākyaṃ praṇipātayuktaṃ; kuntīsutasyārthakaraṃ yathā syāt ||
sarvāsv avasthāsu ca te na kauṭyād; grasto hi so 'rtho balam āśritais taiḥ ||
priyābhyupetasya yudhiṣṭhirasya; dyūte pramattasya hṛtaṃ ca rājyam ||
nivāryamāṇaś ca kurupravīraiḥ; sarvaiḥ suhṛdbhir hy ayam apy atajjñaḥ ||
gāndhārarājasya sutaṃ matākṣaṃ; samāhvayed devitum ājamīḍhaḥ ||
durodarās tatra sahasraśo 'nye; yudhiṣṭhiro yān viṣaheta jetum ||
utsṛjya tān saubalam eva cāyaṃ; samāhvayat tena jito 'kṣavatyām ||
Let him also pay his respects to all the other sons of Dhritarashtra, all who are renowned for strength and learning, devoted to their duties, heroic, and versed in the signs of the times. When all these men have assembled together, and when the aged citizens too have gathered, let him speak words full of humility and able to serve Yudhishthira's interests. In any case, do not let them take offense, for they have seized the kingdom by force. When Yudhishthira ascended the throne, he lost himself in gambling, and they deprived him of his kingdom. This valiant Kuru, the descendant of Ajamidha, Yudhishthira, though not skilled at dice and though dissuaded by all his friends, challenged the son of the king of Gandhara, a skilled dice-player, to a match. At that place there were then thousands of dice-players whom Yudhishthira could have defeated in a match. Yet, heedless of all of them, he challenged the son of Subala and lost.
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This passage (5.2.6-10) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace is already underway against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Key theme: Dhritarashtra. 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.