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सहदेव उवाच । यदेतत्कथितं राज्ञा धर्म एष सनातनः । यथा तु युद्धमेव स्यात्तथा कार्यमरिंदम॥५-७९-१॥
Sahadeva said: What the king has declared—this is the eternal dharma. Yet if it comes to pass that there is only war, then action must be taken accordingly, O subduer of enemies.
english translation
यदि प्रशममिच्छेयुः कुरवः पाण्डवैः सह । तथापि युद्धं दाशार्ह योजयेथाः सहैव तैः॥५-७९-२॥
Even if the Kurus were to seek conciliation with the Pāṇḍavas, still, O Dāśārha, you should arrange a strategic engagement together with them.
english translation
कथं नु दृष्ट्वा पाञ्चालीं तथा क्लिष्टां सभागताम् । अवधेन प्रशाम्येत मम मन्युः सुयोधने॥५-७९-३॥
How, after seeing Pāñcālī so afflicted when she was brought into the assembly, could my indignation toward Suyodhana be pacified without his death?
english translation
यदि भीमार्जुनौ कृष्ण धर्मराजश्च धार्मिकः । धर्ममुत्सृज्य तेनाहं योद्धुमिच्छामि संयुगे॥५-७९-४॥
If Bhīma and Arjuna, O Kṛṣṇa, and Dharmarāja—devoted to dharma—set aside dharma, then I too would set aside dharma and wish to fight in the engagement.
english translation
सात्यकिरुवाच । सत्यमाह महाबाहो सहदेवो महामतिः । दुर्योधनवधे शान्तिस्तस्य कोपस्य मे भवेत्॥५-७९-५॥
Sātyaki said: Mighty-armed one, the great-minded Sahadeva has spoken truly. Only with the death of Duryodhana would that indignation of mine be pacified.
english translation