Shloka 20
Udyoga Parva 21 — Bhīṣma’s Conciliatory Counsel, Karṇa’s Rebuttal, and Dhṛtarāṣṭra Sends Sañjaya (भीष्म-कर्ण-विवादः; संजय-प्रेषणम्)
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत उद्योगपर्वके अन्तर्गत संजययानपर्वमें पुरोहितका यात्राविषयक बीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ,चिन्तयित्वा तु पार्थेभ्य: प्रेषयिष्यामि संजयम् । स भवान् प्रति यात्वद्य पाण्डवानेव मा चिरम् “ब्रह्म! अब मैं कुछ सोच-विचारकर पाण्डवोंके पास संजयको भेजूँगा। आप पुनः पाण्डवोंके पास ही पधारें, विलम्ब न करें”
cintayitvā tu pārthebhyaḥ preṣayiṣyāmi sañjayam | sa bhavān prati yātvādya pāṇḍavān eva mā ciram ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Nach reiflicher Überlegung werde ich Sañjaya zu den Söhnen der Pṛthā entsenden. Du aber, Ehrwürdiger, kehre noch heute zu den Pāṇḍavas selbst zurück—zögere nicht.“
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Act with deliberation and then with timely resolve: ethical leadership requires careful thought (cintayitvā) followed by prompt action (mā ciram), especially when peace and the prevention of war are at stake.
The speaker reports a decision to send Sañjaya as a messenger to the Pāṇḍavas, while instructing the addressed respected person (a Brahmin/purohita figure in the surrounding context) to return to the Pāṇḍavas without delay—signaling coordinated diplomatic outreach.