Mahabharata 05 (eng)..

UDYOGA PARAVA
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good unto Yudhishthira. – Thou shouldst address the unforbearing prince Duryodhana also, when
seated in the midst of the Kurus, beseeching him again and again, saying, – The insults thou hadst
offered to innocent and helpless Draupadi in the midst of the assembly, we will quietly bear, simply
because we have no mind to see the Kurus slain. The other injuries also, both before and after that,
the sons of Pandu are quietly bearing, although they are possessed of might to avenge them. All
this, indeed, the Kauravas know. O amiable one, thou hadst even exiled us dressed in deer-skins.
We are bearing that also because we do not want to see the Kurus slain. Dussasana, in obedience to
thee, had dragged Krishna, disregarding Kunti. That act also will be forgiven by us. But, O chastiser
of foes, we must have our proper share of the kingdom. O bull among men, turn thy coveting heart
from what belongeth to others. Peace then, O king, will be amongst our gladdened selves. We are
desirous of peace; give us even a single province of the empire. Give us even Kusasthala, Vrikasthala,
Makandi, Varanavata, and for the fifth any other that thou likest. Even this will end the quarrel.
O Suyodhana, give unto thy five brothers at least five villages, – O Sanjaya, O thou of great
wisdom, let there be peace between us and our cousins. Tell him also, – Let brothers follow brothers,
let sires unite with sons. Let the Panchalas mingle with the Kurus in merry laughter. That I may
see the Kurus and the Panchalas whole and sound, is what I desire. O bull of the Bharata race, with,
cheerful hearts let us make peace. O Sanjaya, I am equally capable of war and peace. I am prepared
to acquire wealth as well as to earn virtue. I am fit enough for severity as for softness.'"
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Vaisampayana said, 'Dismissed with salutation by the Pandavas, Sanjaya set out for (Hastinapura)
having executed all the commands of the illustrious Dhritarashtra. Reaching Hastinapura he quickly
entered it, and presented himself at the gate of the inner apartments of the palace. Addressing the
porter, he said, 'O gate-keeper, say unto Dhritarashtra that I, Sanjaya, have just arrived, coming
from the sons of Pandu. Do not delay. If the king be awake, then only shouldst thou say so, O
keeper, for I like to enter having first apprised him of my arrival. In the present instance I have
something of very great importance to communicate.' Hearing this, the gate-keeper went to the king
and addressed him, saying, 'O lord of earth, I bow to thee. Sanjaya is at thy gates, desirous of seeing
thee. He cometh, bearing a message from the Pandavas. Issue your commands, O king, as to what
he should do.'
The king said, 'Tell Sanjaya that I am happy and hale. Let him enter. Welcome to Sanjaya. I am always
ready to receive him. Why should he stay outside whose admission is never forbidden?"
Vaisampayana continued, 'Then, with the king's permission, having entered that spacious apartment,
the Suta's son, with joined hands, approached the royal son of Vichitravirya who was protected by
many wise, valiant, and righteous persons, and who was then seated on his throne. And Sanjaya addressed
him, saying, 'I am Sanjaya, O king. I bow unto thee. O chief of men, proceeding hence I
found the sons of Pandu. After having paid his salutations to thee, Pandu's son, the intelligent
Yudhishthira, enquired of thy welfare. And well-pleased, he also enquireth after thy sons, and asketh
thee whether thou art happy with thy sons and grandsons and friends and counsellors, and, O
king, all those that depend upon thee.'
Dhritarashtra said, 'O child, giving my blessings to Ajatasatru, I ask thee, O Sanjaya, whether that
king of the Kauravas, Pritha's son, is well with his sons and brothers and counsellors.'
Sanjaya said, 'Pandu's son is well with his counsellors. He desires possessions of that which he formerly
had as his own. He seeketh virtue and wealth without doing anything that is censurable, possesseth
intelligence and vast learning, and is, besides, far-sighted and of excellent disposition. With
that son of Pandu, abstention from injury is even superior to virtue, and virtue superior to the accumulation
of wealth. His mind, O Bharata, is always inclined to happiness and joy, and to such
course of action as are virtuous and conducive to the higher ends of life. Even like doll pulled this
way and that by threads, man (in this world) moveth, swayed by a force not his own. Beholding the
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