Shloka 37
धृतराष्ट्र-संजय संवादः — उपप्लव्यगमनाज्ञा
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue: Command to Proceed to Upaplavya
अजातशशतन्रुं कुशलं सम पृच्छे: पुन: पुनः प्रीतियुक्त वदेस्त्वम् । जनार्दनं चापि समेत्य तात महामात्र वीर्यवतामुदारम्
ajātaśatruṁ kuśalaṁ samapṛcchaḥ punaḥ punaḥ prītiyuktaṁ vades tvam | janārdanaṁ cāpi sametya tāta mahāmātra vīryavatām udāram, sañjaya |
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai Sañjaya, pergilah dan berulang kali bertanyakan kesejahteraan Ajātaśatru (Yudhiṣṭhira), berbicara dengan penuh kasih. Dan, anakku, setelah bertemu Janārdana—mulia, perkasa, dan terunggul antara yang gagah—tanyakan juga khabar sejahteranya.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when conflict is imminent, dharma requires diplomacy grounded in goodwill: inquire after others’ welfare repeatedly, speak with affection, and honor moral authority (here, Kṛṣṇa) to sustain the possibility of peace.
Sañjaya is instructed to go as a messenger and warmly ask after Yudhiṣṭhira’s well-being again and again, and also to meet Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana) and inquire after him—setting a tone of respectful, peace-oriented communication before the larger negotiations of the Udyoga Parva.