Therefore do you in the midst of the Kurus speak words fraught with mildness, so that the foolish Suyodhana may not be struck with fear; and then (when these have failed) use threats.
स भवान् कुरुमध्ये तं सान्त्वपूर्वं भयोत्तरम्। ब्रूयाद् वाक्यं यथा मन्दो न व्यथेत सुयोधनः॥