Shloka 21
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 30: Sañjaya’s Departure and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Commission of Greetings
भ्राता भ्रातरमन्वेतु पिता पुत्रेण युज्यताम् | स्मयमाना: समायान्तु पञ्चाला: कुरुभि: सह
bhrātā bhrātaram anvetu pitā putreṇa yujyatām | smayamānāḥ samāyāntu pañcālāḥ kurubhiḥ saha |
যুধিষ্ঠির বললেন— “ভাই ভাইয়ের কাছে যাক, পিতা পুত্রের সঙ্গে মিলিত হোক। পাঞ্চালরা কুরুদের সঙ্গে হাসিমুখে এসে মিলিত হোক—এটাই আমার কামনা।”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse upholds dharma through reconciliation: even amid looming war, the highest aim is to restore familial bonds and prevent harm, seeking a settlement where all parties remain unharmed and peace is achieved through deliberate effort.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations, Yudhiṣṭhira voices a heartfelt appeal for reunion between divided relatives and allies—Kurus/Kauravas and Pañcālas—urging Duryodhana to work toward calm, joyful peace rather than battle.