मृदु वै मन्यते पापो भाष्यमाणम् अशक्तिजम् ॥
जितम् अर्थं विजानीयाद् अबुधो मार्दवे सति ॥
एतच् चैव करिष्यामो यत्नश् च क्रियताम् इह ॥
प्रस्थापयाम मित्रेभ्यो बलान्य् उद्योजयन्तु नः ॥
शल्यस्य धृष्टकेतोश् च जयत्सेनस्य चाभिभोः ॥
केकयानां च सर्वेषां दूता गच्छन्तु शीघ्रगाः ॥
स तु दुर्योधनो नूनं प्रेषयिष्यति सर्वशः ॥
पूर्वाभिपन्नाः सन्तश् च भजन्ते पूर्वचोदकम् ॥
तत् त्वरध्वं नरेन्द्राणां पूर्वम् एव प्रचोदने ॥
महद् धि कार्यं वोढव्यम् इति मे वर्तते मतिः ॥
mṛdu vai manyate pāpo bhāṣyamāṇam aśaktijam ||
jitam arthaṃ vijānīyād abudho mārdave sati ||
etac caiva kariṣyāmo yatnaś ca kriyatām iha ||
prasthāpayāma mitrebhyo balāny udyojayantu naḥ ||
śalyasya dhṛṣṭaketoś ca jayatsenasya cābhibhoḥ ||
kekayānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ dūtā gacchantu śīghragāḥ ||
sa tu duryodhano nūnaṃ preṣayiṣyati sarvaśaḥ ||
pūrvābhipannāḥ santaś ca bhajante pūrvacodakam ||
tat tvaradhvaṃ narendrāṇāṃ pūrvam eva pracodane ||
mahad dhi kāryaṃ voḍhavyam iti me vartate matiḥ ||
Toward a donkey, gentleness is fitting; but toward cattle, one should employ severity. Were anyone to speak kind words to Duryodhana, evil by nature, that wicked being would take the speaker for a fool. If gentle measures are used toward him, the fool will think he has won. We shall do this too, and make our preparations; let us send word to our friends, that they may raise an army for us. Let swift messengers go forth to Shalya, Dhrishtaketu, Jayatsena, and the prince of Kekaya.
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This passage (5.4.6-10) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace is already underway against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Key theme: Duryodhana. Dharma here is revealed through speech, the choice of envoys, faithfulness to one's word, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.