Udyoga Parva: The Last Peace Mission

Both sides seek allies, Krishna goes to Hastinapura as the Pandavas' envoy, and Duryodhana refuses even a needle's point of land.

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Mahabharata, Udyoga Parva
5.125.26
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Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
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Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0
Mahabharata, Udyoga Parva
5.126.48
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Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use
Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0
Mahabharata, Udyoga Parva
5.126.37-5.126.39 (Krishna recalls Kamsa, paraphrased)
Translation
Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use

Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

Mahabharata, Udyoga Parva

5.7-5.8 (Duryodhana and Arjuna come to Krishna, the choice of Krishna or the army; paraphrased)

Translation: Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use: Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

Mahabharata, Udyoga Parva

5.129 (the assembly, Krishna's glimpse of his greater form, paraphrased)

Translation: Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use: Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

Mahabharata, Udyoga Parva

5.138-5.144 (Krishna, Kunti and Karna; paraphrased)

Translation: Vidya working translation, pending scholar review
Terms of use: Sanskrit text public domain; translation CC BY-SA 4.0

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