Shloka 5
सात्यकिरुवाच सत्यमाह महाबाहो सहदेवो महामति: । दुर्योधनवधे शान्तिस्तस्य कोपस्य मे भवेत्,सात्यकिने कहा--महाबाहो! परम बुद्धिमान सहदेव ठीक कहते हैं। दुर्योधनके प्रति बढ़ा हुआ मेरा क्रोध उसके वधसे ही शान्त होगा
sātyakir uvāca satyam āha mahābāho sahadevo mahāmatiḥ | duryodhana-vadhe śāntis tasya kopasya me bhavet ||
Sātyaki berkata: “Wahai yang berlengan perkasa! Sahadeva yang amat bijaksana berkata benar. Amarah yang membuak dalam diriku terhadap Duryodhana hanya akan reda dengan kematiannya.”
सहदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames anger as something seeking resolution through decisive action; it also highlights the moral weight of counsel—Sātyaki endorses Sahadeva’s truthful assessment, implying that unchecked hostility is not calmed by words alone but by removing the perceived source of injustice.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war deliberations, Sātyaki responds to Sahadeva’s statement, affirming that Sahadeva is correct and declaring that his own anger toward Duryodhana will be appeased only when Duryodhana is slain—signaling the hardening of resolve toward war.