Shloka 8
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 92: Kṛṣṇasya sabhāpraveśaḥ
Krishna’s Entry into the Royal Assembly
सोऊहं यतिष्ये प्रशमं क्षत्त: कर्तुममायया । कुरूणां सृञ्जयानां च संग्रामे विनशिष्यताम्,अतः विदुरजी! मैं युद्धमें मर मिटनेको उद्यत हुए कौरवों तथा सूंजयोंमें संधि करानेका निश्छलभावसे प्रयत्न करूँगा
so ’haṁ yatiṣye praśamaṁ kṣattaḥ kartum amāyayā | kurūṇāṁ sṛñjayānāṁ ca saṅgrāme vinaśiṣyatām ||
ଏହେତୁ, ହେ କ୍ଷତ୍ତୃ (ବିଦୁର)! ଯୁଦ୍ଧରେ ବିନାଶକୁ ଉଦ୍ୟତ କୁରୁମାନେ ଓ ସୃଞ୍ଜୟମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଶାନ୍ତି ଓ ସନ୍ଧି ସ୍ଥାପନ ପାଇଁ ମୁଁ ନିଷ୍କପଟଭାବେ ଯତ୍ନ କରିବି।
(वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when war seems inevitable, dharma demands a sincere, non-deceptive attempt at pacification (praśama). Ethical statecraft prioritizes preventing needless destruction through honest reconciliation efforts.
The speaker (Vaiśaṃpāyana, narrating) conveys an intention addressed to Vidura (Kṣattṛ): to try earnestly and without guile to broker peace between the Kurus and the Sṛñjayas, who are otherwise headed toward annihilation in battle.