Shloka 1
भीमकर्णसमागमः | Bhīma–Karṇa Encounter
अप-#-#रा+ द्र्याधेकशततमो< ध्याय: श्रीकृष्णका अर्जुनकी प्रशंसापूर्वक उसे प्रोत्साहन देना, अर्जुन और दुर्योधनका एक-दूसरेके सम्मुख आना, कौरव- सैनिकोंका भय तथा दुर्योधनका अर्जुनको ललकारना वायुदेव उवाच दुर्योधनमतिक्रान्तमेतं पश्य धनंजय । अत्यद्भुतमिमं मन्ये नास्त्यस्य सदृशो रथ:
vāyudeva uvāca | duryodhanam atikrāntam etaṁ paśya dhanañjaya | atyadbhutam imaṁ manye nāsty asya sadṛśo rathaḥ ||
قال فايوديفا: «انظر يا دهننجايا—إن هذا قد فاق دُريودَهَنَ. إني لأراه أمرًا عجيبًا حقًّا: لا عربةَ حربٍ تُضاهيه.»
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how timely praise and clear recognition of merit can strengthen resolve in a crisis. Ethically, it points to sustaining righteous courage (dharma-based steadfastness) when confronted by intimidation and the shifting morale of war.
Vāyudeva addresses Arjuna, urging him to look and recognize that the opposing champion Duryodhana has been outdone. The statement functions as a morale-boosting prompt just as the armies face each other and the Kaurava side begins to feel fear, setting up Duryodhana’s challenge.