द्रुपद उवाच
भूतानां प्राणिनः श्रेष्ठाः प्राणिनां बुद्धिजीविनः ॥
बुद्धिमत्सु नराः श्रेष्ठा नराणां तु द्विजातयः ॥
द्विजेषु वैद्याः श्रेयांसो वैद्येषु कृतबुद्धयः ॥
स भवान् कृतबुद्धीनां प्रधान इति मे मतिः ॥
कुलेन च विशिष्टो ऽसि वयसा च श्रुतेन च ॥
प्रज्ञयानवमश् चासि शुक्रेणाङ्गिरसेन च ॥
विदितं चापि ते सर्वं यथावृत्तः स कौरवः ॥
पाण्डवश् च यथावृत्तः कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ॥
धृतराष्ट्रस्य विदिते वञ्चिताः पाण्डवाः परैः ॥
विदुरेणानुनीतो ऽपि पुत्रम् एवानुवर्तते ॥
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bhūtānāṃ prāṇinaḥ śreṣṭhāḥ prāṇināṃ buddhijīvinaḥ ||
buddhimatsu narāḥ śreṣṭhā narāṇāṃ tu dvijātayaḥ ||
dvijeṣu vaidyāḥ śreyāṃso vaidyeṣu kṛtabuddhayaḥ ||
sa bhavān kṛtabuddhīnāṃ pradhāna iti me matiḥ ||
kulena ca viśiṣṭo 'si vayasā ca śrutena ca ||
prajñayānavamaś cāsi śukreṇāṅgirasena ca ||
viditaṃ cāpi te sarvaṃ yathāvṛttaḥ sa kauravaḥ ||
pāṇḍavaś ca yathāvṛttaḥ kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
dhṛtarāṣṭrasya vidite vañcitāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ paraiḥ ||
vidureṇānunīto 'pi putram evānuvartate ||
Among intelligent beings, men are the best. Among men, the twice-born excel. Among the twice-born, those learned in the Vedas excel. Among those learned in the Vedas, those endowed with cultured understanding excel. Among cultured people, practical men excel. And, finally, among practical men, those who know the Supreme Being excel. You know what kind of man the lord of the Kuru race is, and what kind of man Yudhishthira, son of Kunti, is. It was with the knowledge of Dhritarashtra that the Pandavas were deceived by their enemies.
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This fragment (5.6.1-5) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort for peace unfolds against the backdrop of an already inevitable war. Key themes: the Pandavas, Dhritarashtra, Vidura. Dharma reveals itself here through speech, the choice of an envoy, faithfulness to one's promises, and the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.