दुर्योधनस् तु तत् सैन्यं सर्वम् आदाय पार्थिवः ॥
ततो ऽभ्ययाद् भीमबलो रौहिणेयं महाबलम् ॥
सर्वं चागमने हेतुं स तस्मै संन्यवेदयत् ॥
प्रत्युवाच ततः शौरिर् धार्तराष्ट्रम् इदं वचः ॥
विदितं ते नरव्याघ्र सर्वं भवितुम् अर्हति ॥
यन् मयोक्तं विराटस्य पुरा वैवाहिके तदा ॥
निगृह्योक्तो हृषीकेशस् त्वदर्थं कुरुनन्दन ॥
मया संबन्धकं तुल्यम् इति राजन् पुनः पुनः ॥
न च तद् वाक्यम् उक्तं वै केशवः प्रत्यपद्यत ॥
न चाहम् उत्सहे कृष्णं विना स्थातुम् अपि क्षणम् ॥
duryodhanas tu tat sainyaṃ sarvam ādāya pārthivaḥ ||
tato 'bhyayād bhīmabalo rauhiṇeyaṃ mahābalam ||
sarvaṃ cāgamane hetuṃ sa tasmai saṃnyavedayat ||
pratyuvāca tataḥ śaurir dhārtarāṣṭram idaṃ vacaḥ ||
viditaṃ te naravyāghra sarvaṃ bhavitum arhati ||
yan mayoktaṃ virāṭasya purā vaivāhike tadā ||
nigṛhyokto hṛṣīkeśas tvadarthaṃ kurunandana ||
mayā saṃbandhakaṃ tulyam iti rājan punaḥ punaḥ ||
na ca tad vākyam uktaṃ vai keśavaḥ pratyapadyata ||
na cāham utsahe kṛṣṇaṃ vinā sthātum api kṣaṇam ||
Vaishampayana continued: 'Thus addressing Krishna, Dhananjaya, son of Kunti, chose Keshava, who was not to fight on the battlefield — even that same Narayana, the slayer of foes, the uncreated one, born among men of his own will, the greatest of all kshatriyas and beyond all gods and danavas. And Duryodhana took for himself that whole army (composed of the Narayanas). And, O descendant of Bharata, having obtained these many thousands of troops, he rejoiced greatly, though he knew that Krishna was not on his side. And, having secured this army of terrible prowess, Duryodhana went to the son of Rohini, who possessed enormous strength, and explained to him the purpose of his visit. The descendant of Shura replied to the son of Dhritarashtra with these words: 'You must remember, O tiger among men, all that I said at the wedding ceremony that Virata celebrated.'
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उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
This passage (5.7.21-25) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds already against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Key themes: Krishna, Duryodhana. Dharma is revealed here through speech, the choice of envoys, fidelity to promises, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.