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अर्जुन उवाच । कुरूणामद्य सर्वेषां भवान्सुहृदनुत्तमः । संबन्धी दयितो नित्यमुभयोः पक्षयोरपि॥५-८१-१॥
Arjuna said: “Among all the Kurus today, you are the unsurpassed well-wisher—bound by kinship and ever dear to both sides.”
english translation
पाण्डवैर्धार्तराष्ट्राणां प्रतिपाद्यमनामयम् । समर्थः प्रशमं चैषां कर्तुं त्वमसि केशव॥५-८१-२॥
“You are capable, O Keśava, of presenting to the Dhārtarāṣṭras—on behalf of the Pāṇḍavas—what is sound and non-injurious, and of bringing about their pacification.”
english translation
त्वमितः पुण्डरीकाक्ष सुयोधनममर्षणम् । शान्त्यर्थं भारतं ब्रूया यत्तद्वाच्यममित्रहन्॥५-८१-३॥
“Therefore, O lotus-eyed one, speak to Suyodhana—who is intolerant—for the sake of peace among the Bhāratas; convey what ought to be said, O subduer of adversaries.”
english translation
त्वया धर्मार्थयुक्तं चेदुक्तं शिवमनामयम् । हितं नादास्यते बालो दिष्टस्य वशमेष्यति॥५-८१-४॥
Even if you have spoken what accords with dharma and artha—auspicious, harmless, and beneficial—the immature will not accept what is wholesome; he will come under the sway of fate.
english translation
भगवानुवाच । धर्म्यमस्मद्धितं चैव कुरूणां यदनामयम् । एष यास्यामि राजानं धृतराष्ट्रमभीप्सया॥५-८१-५॥
The Blessed One said: “I seek what is righteous, beneficial to us, and also harmless to the Kurus. Therefore I will go to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra with this intention.”
english translation