Shloka 8
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ५ (कृष्णनीति: न्यायशम-उपदेशः; विराट-द्रुपदयोः सैन्यसमाह्वानम्)
यदि तावच्छमं कुर्यानन््यायेन कुरुपुड्रव: । न भवेत् कुरुपाण्डूनां सौभ्रात्रेण महान् क्षय:
yadi tāvacchamaṃ kuryān nyāyena kurupuṅgavaḥ | na bhavet kurupāṇḍūnāṃ saubhrātreṇa mahān kṣayaḥ ||
Kung sa sandaling ito’y papayag ang pangunahing mandirigma ng mga Kuru na makipagpayapa ayon sa katarungan, hindi magkakaroon ng malaking pagkalipol sa pagitan ng mga Kuru at Pāṇḍava na dulot ng ugnayang magkakapatid.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Peace grounded in justice (nyāya) is presented as the dharmic path for a ruler; accepting a fair settlement prevents catastrophic, kin-driven destruction and preserves social and familial order.
Vāyudeva argues that if the Kuru leader—implicitly Duryodhana—would agree to a just peace, the impending war between closely related Kurus and Pāṇḍavas could be averted, avoiding massive loss born from fraternal entanglement.