यदि तावच छमं कुर्यान नयायेन कुरुपुंगवः न भवेत कुरु पाण्डूनां सौभ्रात्रेण महान कषयः ।। ५-५-८ ।।
‘If the chief of the Kuru race consents to peace on equitable terms, then the bonds of brotherhood between the Kurus and the Pandavas will suffer no harm.’ ।। 5-5-8 ।।