Shloka 12
Dambhodbhava, Nara-Nārāyaṇa, and the Counsel to Abandon Hubris
Udyoga-parva 94
शक्या चेयं शमयितु त्वं चेदिच्छसि भारत । न दुष्करो ह्ात्र शमो मतो मे भरतर्षभ
śakyā ceyaṃ śamayituṃ tvaṃ ced icchasi bhārata | na duṣkaro hy atra śamo mato me bharatarṣabha ||
বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন—হে ভারত! তুমি যদি সত্যিই চাও, তবে এই সংকট এখনও প্রশমিত করা যায়। হে ভরতশ্রেষ্ঠ! আমার মতে এখানে দুই পক্ষের মিলন কঠিন নয়।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Peace is presented as achievable when there is genuine willingness; ethical responsibility lies in choosing conciliation over escalation, especially before violence becomes inevitable.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war setting, Vaiśampāyana frames the looming calamity as still preventable and urges that a settlement between the opposing sides is feasible if the addressed Kuru leader truly desires it.