सर्वे वेदविदः शूराः सर्वे सुचरितव्रताः ॥
ह्रीमन्तो नीतिमन्तश् च सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः ॥
इष्वस्त्रकुशलाश् चैव तथा सर्वास्त्रयोधिनः ॥
सप्तानाम् अपि यो नेता सेनानां प्रविभागवित् ॥
यः सहेत रणे भीष्मं शरार्चिःपावकोपमम् ॥
त्वं तावत् सहदेवात्र प्रब्रूहि कुरुनन्दन ॥
स्वमतं पुरुषव्याघ्र को नः सेनापतिः क्षमः ॥
सहदेव उवाच
संयुक्त एकदुःखश् च वीर्यवांश् च महीपतिः ॥
यं समाश्रित्य धर्मज्ञं स्वम् अंशम् अनुयुञ्ज्महे ॥
मत्स्यो विराटो बलवान् कृतास्त्रो युद्धदुर्मदः ॥
प्रसहिष्यति संग्रामे भीष्मं तांश् च महारथान् ॥
sarve vedavidaḥ śūrāḥ sarve sucaritavratāḥ ||
hrīmanto nītimantaś ca sarve yuddhaviśāradāḥ ||
iṣvastrakuśalāś caiva tathā sarvāstrayodhinaḥ ||
saptānām api yo netā senānāṃ pravibhāgavit ||
yaḥ saheta raṇe bhīṣmaṃ śarārciḥpāvakopamam ||
tvaṃ tāvat sahadevātra prabrūhi kurunandana ||
svamataṃ puruṣavyāghra ko naḥ senāpatiḥ kṣamaḥ ||
sahadeva uvāca
saṃyukta ekaduḥkhaś ca vīryavāṃś ca mahīpatiḥ ||
yaṃ samāśritya dharmajñaṃ svam aṃśam anuyuñjmahe ||
matsyo virāṭo balavān kṛtāstro yuddhadurmadaḥ ||
prasahiṣyati saṃgrāme bhīṣmaṃ tāṃś ca mahārathān ||
"All of them know the Vedas, all are brave, all keep righteous vows; they are modest, versed in policy, skilled in battle, adept with bow and weapon, and able to fight with every astra. But we need one who will become the leader of all seven armies, who knows their proper division, and who can withstand Bhishma in battle, like a blazing fire of arrows. Speak first, Sahadeva, and give your opinion here, descendant of Kuru, tiger among men: who is worthy to be our commander?" Sahadeva said: "King Virata of Matsya is bound to us, shares our sorrow, is strong and knows dharma; under his protection we sought our due share. He is mighty, trained in arms, and unrelenting in battle. In combat he will withstand Bhishma and those great chariot-warriors."
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In this chapter the peace negotiations finally give way to the organizing of war. The Pandavas choose their military leader not out of pride but through counsel, experience, and trust in Krishna; their advance toward Kurukshetra is then described as orderly, sacrificially prepared, and surrounded by allies. Dharma shows itself here not as a refusal to act but as the right ordering of an inevitable duty.