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 ||
वैशम्पायन बोले—भारत! यदि आप सचमुच चाहें तो इस संकट को अब भी शान्त किया जा सकता है। भरतश्रेष्ठ! मेरे मत में यहाँ दोनों पक्षों में मेल-मिलाप कराना कठिन कार्य नहीं है।
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.