Mahabharata 5.79: ekonāśītitamo'dhyāyaḥ

5.79.1

sahadeva uvāca |
yadetatkathitaṃ rājñā dharma eṣa sanātanaḥ |
yathā tu yuddhameva syāttathā kāryamariṃdama || 1 ||

"Sahadeva said, 'What hath been said by the king is, indeed, eternal virtue, but thou, O chastiser of foes, shouldst act, in such a way that war may certainly happen. Even if the Kauravas express their desire for peace with the Pandavas, still, O thou of Dasarha's race, provoke thou a war with them. Having seen, O Krishna, the princess of Panchala brought in that plight into the midst of the assembly, how can my wrath be appeased without the slaughter of Suyodhana. If, O Krishna, Bhima and Arjuna and king Yudhishthira the just are disposed to be virtuous, abandoning virtue I desire an encounter with Duryodhana in battle.'

5.79.2

yadi praśamamiccheyuḥ kuravaḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha |
tathāpi yuddhaṃ dāśārha yojayethāḥ sahaiva taiḥ || 2 ||

5.79.3

kathaṃ nu dṛṣṭvā pāñcālīṃ tathā kliṣṭāṃ sabhāgatām |
avadhena praśāmyeta mama manyuḥ suyodhane || 3 ||

5.79.4

yadi bhīmārjunau kṛṣṇa dharmarājaśca dhārmikaḥ |
dharmamutsṛjya tenāhaṃ yoddhumicchāmi saṃyuge || 4 ||

5.79.5

sātyakiruvāca |
satyamāha mahābāho sahadevo mahāmatiḥ |
duryodhanavadhe śāntistasya kopasya me bhavet || 5 ||

"Satyaki said, 'The high-souled Sahadeva, O thou of mighty arms, hath spoken the truth. The rage I feel towards Duryodhana can be appeased only by his death. Dost thou not remember the rage thou too hadst felt upon beholding in the woods the distressed Pandavas clad in rags and deer-skins? Therefore, O foremost of men, all the warriors assembled here unanimously subscribe to what the heroic son of Madri, fierce in battle, hath said!'

5.79.6

jānāsi hi yathā dṛṣṭvā cīrājinadharānvane |
tavāpi manyurudbhūto duḥkhitānprekṣya pāṇḍavān || 6 ||

5.79.7

tasmānmādrīsutaḥ śūro yadāha puruṣarṣabhaḥ |
vacanaṃ sarvayodhānāṃ tanmataṃ puruṣottama || 7 ||

5.79.8

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
evaṃ vadati vākyaṃ tu yuyudhāne mahāmatau |
subhīmaḥ siṃhanādo'bhūdyodhānāṃ tatra sarvaśaḥ || 8 ||

"Vaisampayana continued, 'At these words of the high-souled Yuyudhana, a leonine roar was set up by all the warriors assembled there. And all the heroes, highly applauding those words of Satyaki, praised him, saying, 'Excellent! Excellent!' And anxious to fight, they all began to express their joy.'"

5.79.9

sarve hi sarvato vīrāstadvacaḥ pratyapūjayan |
sādhu sādhviti śaineyaṃ harṣayanto yuyutsavaḥ || 9 ||