को वा कुरून् द्रोणभीष्माभिगुप्तान्; अश्वत्थाम्ना शल्यकृपादिभिश् च ॥
रणे प्रसोढुं विषहेत राजन्; राधेयगुप्तान् सह भूमिपालैः ॥
महद् बलं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य राज्ञः; को वै शक्तो हन्तुम् अक्षीयमाणः ॥
सो ऽहं जये चैव पराजये च; निःश्रेयसं नाधिगच्छामि किं चित् ॥
कथं हि नीचा इव दौष्कुलेया; निर्धर्मार्थं कर्म कुर्युश् च पार्थाः ॥
सो ऽहं प्रसाद्य प्रणतो वासुदेवं; पाञ्चालानाम् अधिपं चैव वृद्धम् ॥
कृताञ्जलिः शरणं वः प्रपद्ये; कथं स्वस्ति स्यात् कुरुसृञ्जयानाम् ॥
न ह्य् एव ते वचनं वासुदेवो; धनंजयो वा जातु किं चिन् न कुर्यात् ॥
प्राणान् आदौ याच्यमानः कुतो ऽन्यद्; एतद् विद्वन् साधनार्थं ब्रवीमि ॥
एतद् राज्ञो भीष्मपुरोगमस्य; मतं यद् वः शान्तिर् इहोत्तमा स्यात् ॥
ko vā kurūn droṇabhīṣmābhiguptān; aśvatthāmnā śalyakṛpādibhiś ca ||
raṇe prasoḍhuṃ viṣaheta rājan; rādheyaguptān saha bhūmipālaiḥ ||
mahad balaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrasya rājñaḥ; ko vai śakto hantum akṣīyamāṇaḥ ||
so 'haṃ jaye caiva parājaye ca; niḥśreyasaṃ nādhigacchāmi kiṃ cit ||
kathaṃ hi nīcā iva dauṣkuleyā; nirdharmārthaṃ karma kuryuś ca pārthāḥ ||
so 'haṃ prasādya praṇato vāsudevaṃ; pāñcālānām adhipaṃ caiva vṛddham ||
kṛtāñjaliḥ śaraṇaṃ vaḥ prapadye; kathaṃ svasti syāt kurusṛñjayānām ||
na hy eva te vacanaṃ vāsudevo; dhanaṃjayo vā jātu kiṃ cin na kuryāt ||
prāṇān ādau yācyamānaḥ kuto 'nyad; etad vidvan sādhanārthaṃ bravīmi ||
etad rājño bhīṣmapurogamasya; mataṃ yad vaḥ śāntir ihottamā syāt ||
Who again, O king, could conquer in battle the Kurus, protected as they are by Drona, Bhishma, Ashvatthaman, Shalya, Kripa, and Karna, together with an army of kshatriya kings? Who, without loss to himself, is able to slay the vast force gathered by the son of Dhritarashtra? Therefore I see nothing good in either victory or defeat. How could the sons of Pritha, like men of base and lowly origin, commit an unrighteous deed? Therefore I propitiate and prostrate myself before Krishna and the aged king of the Panchalas. I take refuge in you as my shelter, with joined palms, so as to bring benefit to both the Kauravas and the Srinjayas. It is unlikely that Krishna or Dhananjaya would fail to carry out my words. Either of them would give up his very life if asked to do so. Therefore I say this for the success of my mission. Such is the wish of the king and his counselor Bhishma, that peace be confirmed between you (and the Kauravas)."
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This passage, 5.25.11-15, develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace is already under way against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Key themes: Krishna, Bhishma. Here dharma is revealed through speech, the choice of an embassy, faithfulness to one's word, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.