शल्य उवाच
एवम् उक्तः स भगवाञ् शच्या पुनर् अथाब्रवीत् ॥
विक्रमस्य न कालो ऽयं नहुषो बलवत्तरः ॥
विवर्धितश् च ऋषिभिर् हव्यैः कव्यैश् च भामिनि ॥
नीतिम् अत्र विधास्यामि देवि तां कर्तुम् अर्हसि ॥
गुह्यं चैतत् त्वया कार्यं नाख्यातव्यं शुभे क्व चित् ॥
गत्वा नहुषम् एकान्ते ब्रवीहि तनुमध्यमे ॥
ऋषियानेन दिव्येन माम् उपैहि जगत्पते ॥
एवं तव वशे प्रीता भविष्यामीति तं वद ॥
इत्य् उक्ता देवराजेन पत्नी सा कमलेक्षणा ॥
एवम् अस्त्व् इत्य् अथोक्त्वा तु जगाम नहुषं प्रति ॥
śalya uvāca
evam uktaḥ sa bhagavāñ śacyā punar athābravīt ||
vikramasya na kālo 'yaṃ nahuṣo balavattaraḥ ||
vivardhitaś ca ṛṣibhir havyaiḥ kavyaiś ca bhāmini ||
nītim atra vidhāsyāmi devi tāṃ kartum arhasi ||
guhyaṃ caitat tvayā kāryaṃ nākhyātavyaṃ śubhe kva cit ||
gatvā nahuṣam ekānte bravīhi tanumadhyame ||
ṛṣiyānena divyena mām upaihi jagatpate ||
evaṃ tava vaśe prītā bhaviṣyāmīti taṃ vada ||
ity uktā devarājena patnī sā kamalekṣaṇā ||
evam astv ity athoktvā tu jagāma nahuṣaṃ prati ||
Shalya said: "Thus addressed by Shachi, the blessed lord spoke to her again: 'This is not the time for valor. Nahusha is stronger than I am. O radiant woman, the rishis have strengthened him through offerings of havya and kavya to the gods and the Pitris. Now I shall resort to policy. You must carry this out, O goddess. O lady, you must do this in secret and reveal it to no one. O woman of the lovely waist, go to Nahusha alone and tell him: O lord of the world, you must come to me riding upon a wondrous vehicle borne by rishis. If you do so, I shall be pleased and shall place myself at your disposal. This is what you must tell him.' Thus addressed by the king of the gods, his lotus-eyed wife signified her assent and set out toward Nahusha."
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उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
This passage (5.15.1-5) continues the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds even against the backdrop of an unavoidable war. Dharma reveals itself here through speech, the choice of envoys, faithfulness to one's word, and the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.