Shloka 8
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ५ (कृष्णनीति: न्यायशम-उपदेशः; विराट-द्रुपदयोः सैन्यसमाह्वानम्)
यदि तावच्छमं कुर्यानन््यायेन कुरुपुड्रव: । न भवेत् कुरुपाण्डूनां सौभ्रात्रेण महान् क्षय:,यदि कुरुश्रेष्ठ दुर्योधन न्यायके अनुसार शान्ति स्वीकार करेगा, तो कौरव और पाण्डवोंमें परस्पर बन्धुजनोचित सौहार्दवश महान् संहार न होगा
yadi tāvacchamaṃ kuryān nyāyena kurupuṅgavaḥ | na bhavet kurupāṇḍūnāṃ saubhrātreṇa mahān kṣayaḥ ||
If, even now, the bull among the Kurus were to make peace in accordance with justice, then there would be no great destruction of the Kurus and the Pāṇḍavas arising from their fraternal bond.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Peace grounded in justice (nyāya) is presented as the dharmic path for a ruler; accepting a fair settlement prevents catastrophic, kin-driven destruction and preserves social and familial order.
Vāyudeva argues that if the Kuru leader—implicitly Duryodhana—would agree to a just peace, the impending war between closely related Kurus and Pāṇḍavas could be averted, avoiding massive loss born from fraternal entanglement.