न च तेभ्यो भयं ते ऽस्ति ब्राह्मणो ह्य् असि वेदवित् ॥
दूतकर्मणि युक्तश् च स्थविरश् च विशेषतः ॥
स भवान् पुष्ययोगेन मुहूर्तेन जयेन च ॥
कौरवेयान् प्रयात्व् आशु कौन्तेयस्यार्थसिद्धये ॥
वैशंपायन उवाच
तथानुशिष्टः प्रययौ द्रुपदेन महात्मना ॥
पुरोधा वृत्तसंपन्नो नगरं नागसाह्वयम् ॥
na ca tebhyo bhayaṃ te 'sti brāhmaṇo hy asi vedavit ||
dūtakarmaṇi yuktaś ca sthaviraś ca viśeṣataḥ ||
sa bhavān puṣyayogena muhūrtena jayena ca ||
kauraveyān prayātv āśu kaunteyasyārthasiddhaye ||
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
tathānuśiṣṭaḥ prayayau drupadena mahātmanā ||
purodhā vṛttasaṃpanno nagaraṃ nāgasāhvayam ||
Therefore I ask you to set out for the Kauravas without delay, in the interest of the Pandavas' cause, timing your departure to the astrological conjunction called Pushya and to that part of the day called Jaya.' Vaishampayana continued: 'Thus instructed by the great-souled Drupada, the virtuous priest set out for Hastinapura (the city named after the elephant). And this learned man, well versed in the principles of statecraft, set forth to further the welfare of the sons of Pandu among the descendants of Kuru.'
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This fragment (5.6.16-18) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort for peace unfolds against the backdrop of an already inevitable war. 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.