That chastiser of foes, the son of Pandu (Yudhishthira), commanded that foremost of all warriors, Sahadeva, and also all his ministers, saying.
ततस्त्वाज्ञापयामास पाण्डवोऽरिनिबर्हणः। सहदेव युधां श्रेष्ठं मन्त्रिणश्चैव सर्वशः॥