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सहदेव उवाच यदेतत्कथितं राज्ञा धर्म एष सनातनः यथा तु युद्धमेव स्यात्तथा कार्यमरिंदम
M. N. Dutt: Sahadeva said All this which has been said by the king is eternal virtue; but, O chastiser of foes, should act in that way by which there shall be war.
यदि प्रशममिच्छेयुः कुरवः पाण्डवैः सह तथापि युद्धं दाशार्ह योजयेथाः सहैव तैः
M. N. Dutt: If even the sons of Kuru desire peace with the sons of Pandu, still do you provoke war with them, O you of the Dasharha race.
कथं नु दृष्ट्वा पाञ्चालीं तथा क्लिष्टां सभागताम् अवधेन प्रशाम्येत मम मन्युः सुयोधने
M. N. Dutt: Having seen the princess of Panchala come in the assembly, O Krishna, annoyed in that fashion, how can my wrath towards Suyodhana be appeased without killing him?
यदि भीमार्जुनौ कृष्ण धर्मराजश्च धार्मिकः धर्ममुत्सृज्य तेनाहं योद्धुमिच्छामि संयुगे
M. N. Dutt: If Bhima and Arjuna, O Krishna and the virtuous king are virtuous, then I leading the path of virtue desire to fight with him in battle.
Supplementary Passages:
5.79.4 After 4, D1 S ins.: *378 ब्रूहि मद्वचनं कृष्ण सुयोधनमपण्डितम् कृच्छ्रे वने वा वस्तव्यं पुरे वा नागसाह्वये
सात्यकिरुवाच सत्यमाह महाबाहो सहदेवो महामतिः दुर्योधनवधे शान्तिस्तस्य कोपस्य मे भवेत्
M. N. Dutt: Satyaki said Sahadeva of large mind has spoken the truth, O you of long arms. His wrath and mine will be appeased only by killing Duryodhana.
जानासि हि यथा दृष्ट्वा चीराजिनधरान्वने तवापि मन्युरुद्भूतो दुःखितान्प्रेक्ष्य पाण्डवान्
M. N. Dutt: Do you not know that you, too seeing the Pandavas clad in rags and deer skin in the forest, felt very sorry and your wrath was kindled
तस्मान्माद्रीसुतः शूरो यदाह पुरुषर्षभः वचनं सर्वयोधानां तन्मतं पुरुषोत्तम
M. N. Dutt: Therefore what the heroic son of Madri terrific in battle has said is the opinion of all the soldiers, O you foremost of men.
वैशंपायन उवाच एवं वदति वाक्यं तु युयुधाने महामतौ सुभीमः सिंहनादोऽभूद्योधानां तत्र सर्वशः
M. N. Dutt: Vaishampayana said While Suyodhana of large mind was yet speaking such, a terrible roar like that of a lion came from all the soldiers assembled there.
सर्वे हि सर्वतो वीरास्तद्वचः प्रत्यपूजयन् साधु साध्विति शैनेयं हर्षयन्तो युयुत्सवः
M. N. Dutt: And all the heroes accepted and honoured these words of his in every way saying-Well done, well done; and the soldiers desirous of battle expressed their joy.