वयं किरातैः सहिता गच्छामो गिरिम् उत्तरम् ॥
ब्राह्मणैर् देवकल्पैश् च विद्याजम्भकवातिकैः ॥
कुञ्जभूतं गिरिं सर्वम् अभितो गन्धमादनम् ॥
दीप्यमानौषधिगणं सिद्धगन्धर्वसेवितम् ॥
तत्र पश्यामहे सर्वे मधु पीतम् अमाक्षिकम् ॥
मरुप्रपाते विषमे निविष्टं कुम्भसंमितम् ॥
आशीविषै रक्ष्यमाणं कुबेरदयितं भृशम् ॥
यत् प्राश्य पुरुषो मर्त्यो अमरत्वं निगच्छति ॥
अचक्षुर् लभते चक्षुर् वृद्धो भवति वै युवा ॥
इति ते कथयन्ति स्म ब्राह्मणा जम्भसाधकाः ॥
vayaṃ kirātaiḥ sahitā gacchāmo girim uttaram ||
brāhmaṇair devakalpaiś ca vidyājambhakavātikaiḥ ||
kuñjabhūtaṃ giriṃ sarvam abhito gandhamādanam ||
dīpyamānauṣadhigaṇaṃ siddhagandharvasevitam ||
tatra paśyāmahe sarve madhu pītam amākṣikam ||
maruprapāte viṣame niviṣṭaṃ kumbhasaṃmitam ||
āśīviṣai rakṣyamāṇaṃ kuberadayitaṃ bhṛśam ||
yat prāśya puruṣo martyo amaratvaṃ nigacchati ||
acakṣur labhate cakṣur vṛddho bhavati vai yuvā ||
iti te kathayanti sma brāhmaṇā jambhasādhakāḥ ||
But let the Grandsire hear what his harsh words have wrought. I lay down my weapons. From now on the Grandsire will see me only at court, never in battle. Once you have grown calm, the rulers of the earth will witness my valor in this world.' Vaishampayana continued: 'Having said this, the great archer (Karna), leaving the assembly, departed for his own dwelling. But Bhishma, O king, addressing Duryodhana amid the Kurus and laughing loudly, said: How faithfully the son of the Suta keeps his vow!'
95338c03cbb3 · प्रकाशित 17 जुल॰ 2026, 4:56:08 am UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
This passage (5.62.21-25) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort for peace unfolds against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Dharma is revealed here through speech, the choice of an embassy, faithfulness to promises, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.