 | Book 5 Chapter 79 |
| 1 | sahadeva uvāca |
| 1 | yad etat kathitaṃ rājñā dharma eṣa sanātanaḥ
yathā tu yuddham eva syāt tathā kāryam ariṃdama |
| 2 | yadi praśamam iccheyuḥ kuravaḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha
tathāpi yuddhaṃ dāśārha yojayethāḥ sahaiva taiḥ |
| 3 | kathaṃ nu dṛṣṭvā pāñcālīṃ tathā kliṣṭāṃ sabhāgatām
avadhena praśāmyeta mama manyuḥ suyodhane |
| 4 | yadi bhīmārjunau kṛṣṇa dharmarājaś ca dhārmikaḥ
dharmam utsṛjya tenāhaṃ yoddhum icchāmi saṃyuge |
| 5 | sātyakir uvāca |
| 5 | satyam āha mahābāho sahadevo mahāmatiḥ
duryodhanavadhe śāntis tasya kopasya me bhavet |
| 6 | jānāsi hi yathā dṛṣṭvā cīrājinadharān vane
tavāpi manyur udbhūto duḥkhitān prekṣya pāṇḍavān |
| 7 | tasmān mādrīsutaḥ śūro yad āha puruṣarṣabhaḥ
vacanaṃ sarvayodhānāṃ tan mataṃ puruṣottama |
| 8 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
| 8 | evaṃ vadati vākyaṃ tu yuyudhāne mahāmatau
subhīmaḥ siṃhanādo 'bhūd yodhānāṃ tatra sarvaśaḥ |
| 9 | sarve hi sarvato vīrās tad vacaḥ pratyapūjayan
sādhu sādhv iti śaineyaṃ harṣayanto yuyutsavaḥ |