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,'भाई-भाईसे मिले और पिता पुत्रसे मिले। पांचालदेशीय क्षत्रिय कुरुवंशियोंके साथ मुसकराते हुए मिलें। मेरी यही कामना है कि कौरवों तथा पांचालोंको अक्षतशरीर देखूँ। तात! भरतश्रेष्ठ दुर्योधन! हम सब लोग प्रसन्नचित्त होकर शान्त हो जाय, ऐसी चेष्टा करो”
bhrātā bhrātaram anvetu pitā putreṇa yujyatām | smayamānāḥ samāyāntu pañcālāḥ kurubhiḥ saha |
યુધિષ્ઠિરે કહ્યું— “ભાઈ ભાઈને મળે અને પિતા પુત્ર સાથે જોડાય. પાંચાલો કુરુઓ સાથે હસતાં હસતાં મળી આવે—એ જ મારી ઇચ્છા છે.”
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.