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(6) He defeated Virāṭa, the Matsya king in battle. (Sabhā Parva, Chapter 31, Verse 2).
(7) He conquered the southern kingdoms on the orders of Yudhiṣṭhira. (Sabhā Parva, Chapter 30).
(8) He defeated Dantavaktra in battle. (Sabhā Parva, Chapter 31, Verse 59).
(9) He defeated Nīla, king of Māhiṣmatī, in a fierce battle and collected taxes from him. (Sabhā Parva, Chapter 31, Verse 59).
(10) He deputed Ghaṭotkaca to collect taxes from Vibhīṣaṇa, king of Laṅkā. Vibhīṣaṇa sent Ghaṭotkaca back with a lot of gold and gems. Vibhīṣaṇa also deputed 88,000 Rākṣasas to carry the gold etc. (Sabhā Parva, Southern text, Chapter 31).
(11) He was Yudhiṣṭhira’s minister during the Rājasūya yajña. (Sabhā Parva, Chapter 33, Verse 40).
(12) After the yajña was over, he conducted Droṇa and Aśvatthāmā back to their palaces. (Sabhā Parva, Chapter 45, Verse 48).
(13) He took the vow that he would kill Śakuni. (Sabhā Parva, Chapter 77, Verse 9).
(14) In the battle that followed the abduction of Draupadī by Jayadratha, the chariot of Yudhiṣṭhira went out of action and he, therefore, rode in the chariot of Sahadeva. (Vana Parva, Chapter 271, Verse 15).
(15) During his life-incognito he thought of assuming the name Tantripāla. (Virāṭa Parva, Chapter 3, Verse 9).
(16) He went to king Virāṭa disguised as Vaiśya called Ariṣṭanemi and got himself appointed as head of the king’s dairy. (Virāṭa Parva, Chapter 10, Verse 5).
(17) He, in the guise of a dairy-man, used to give milk, butter-milk etc. to the Pāṇḍavas. (Virāṭa Parva, Chapter 13, Verse 9).
(18) Sañjaya emphasized the fact that Sahadeva was a heroic warrior to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (Udyoga Parva, Chapter 50, Verse 31).
(19) When Yudhiṣṭhira, during the great war, divested himself of his armour and started towards the Kaurava army, Sahadeva questioned the action. (Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 43, Verse 19).
(20) On the first day of the battle he fought a duel with Durmukha. (Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 45, Verse 25).
(21) He defeated Vikarṇa, Śalya and others in the battle. (Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 71, Verse 83).
(22) He annihilated the cavalry of the Kauravas. (Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 89, Verse 32).
(23) He ran away from the battle-field. (Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 105, Verse 16).
(24) He fought a duel with Kṛpācārya. (Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 110, Verse 12).
(25) He fought with Śakuni. (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 14, Verse 22).
(26) He fought again with Durmukha. (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 106, Verse 13).
(27) He killed Nirmitra, the Trigarta prince. (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 107, Verse 25).
(28) In the fight with Karṇa he got defeated. (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 167, Verse 15).
(29) He defeated Duḥśāsana in battle. (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 188, Verse 2).