Shloka 8
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ८१: कृष्णस्य दूतप्रयाणम्
Udyoga Parva, Chapter 81: Krishna Sets Out as Envoy
अवसानं महाबाहो कज्चिदेक॑ च पठचमम् । इति दुर्योधनो वाच्य: सुहृदश्चास्य केशव
avasānaṁ mahābāho kaścid ekaṁ ca paṭhamaṁ | iti duryodhano vācyaḥ suhṛdaś cāsya keśava ||
வைசம்பாயனர் கூறினார்— ஓ மகாபாகுவே! (உரையின்) முடிவாக ஏதாவது ஒன்றை—குறைந்தது ஒரு முதன்மையான கருத்தையாவது—சொல்லி வாசி. இவ்வாறே துரியோதனனை அணுக வேண்டும்; மேலும், ஓ கேசவா, நீயும் அவனுடைய நலன் நாடுபவன்.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Speech in moments of crisis should aim at a clear, decisive, ethically grounded conclusion (avasāna), not mere debate; even when confronting wrongdoing, one should speak with purposeful firmness while maintaining the stance of a well-wisher (suhṛt).
Vaiśaṃpāyana frames how Duryodhana should be addressed and highlights that Keśava (Kṛṣṇa), though opposing Duryodhana’s course, approaches him as a well-wisher, guiding the conversation toward a definitive settlement as the war approaches.