विदुर उवाच
शकुनीनाम् इहार्थाय पाशं भूमाव् अयोजयत् ॥
कश् चिच् छाकुनिकस् तात पूर्वेषाम् इति शुश्रुम ॥
तस्मिन् द्वौ शकुनौ बद्धौ युगपत् समपौरुषौ ॥
ताव् उपादाय तं पाशं जग्मतुः खचराव् उभौ ॥
तौ विहायसम् आक्रान्तौ दृष्ट्वा शाकुनिकस् तदा ॥
अन्वधावद् अनिर्विण्णो येन येन स्म गच्छतः ॥
तथा तम् अनुधावन्तं मृगयुं शकुनार्थिनम् ॥
आश्रमस्थो मुनिः कश् चिद् ददर्शाथ कृताह्निकः ॥
ताव् अन्तरिक्षगौ शीघ्रम् अनुयान्तं महीचरम् ॥
श्लोकेनानेन कौरव्य पप्रच्छ स मुनिस् तदा ॥
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śakunīnām ihārthāya pāśaṃ bhūmāv ayojayat ||
kaś cic chākunikas tāta pūrveṣām iti śuśruma ||
tasmin dvau śakunau baddhau yugapat samapauruṣau ||
tāv upādāya taṃ pāśaṃ jagmatuḥ khacarāv ubhau ||
tau vihāyasam ākrāntau dṛṣṭvā śākunikas tadā ||
anvadhāvad anirviṇṇo yena yena sma gacchataḥ ||
tathā tam anudhāvantaṃ mṛgayuṃ śakunārthinam ||
āśramastho muniḥ kaś cid dadarśātha kṛtāhnikaḥ ||
tāv antarikṣagau śīghram anuyāntaṃ mahīcaram ||
ślokenānena kauravya papraccha sa munis tadā ||
Vidura: By attentiveness and personal courage I set his heart at ease. This weapon is still with me, and my monthly vow is not yet ended. Therefore I am fully capable (of winning victory). Let the responsibility be mine. Having gained the favor of this sage, I shall in the blink of an eye slay the Panchalas, the Karushas, the Matsyas, and the sons of Pritha together with their sons and grandsons, and I shall grant you the many regions won by my weapon. Let the Grandsire, Drona, and all the kings remain with you. I shall slay the sons of Pritha as they advance together with the chief warriors of my army.
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This passage (5.62.6–10) continues the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds even as war draws inevitably near. Key theme: Vidura. Here dharma reveals itself through speech, the choice of envoys, fidelity to one's word, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.