Shloka 2
अध्याय ३: कृपस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः
Kṛpa’s Counsel to Duryodhana
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ााभारत शल्यपर्वमें धृतराष्ट्रका विलापविषयक दूसरा अध्याय पूरा हुआ,निहते सूतपुत्रे तु पाण्डवेन महात्मना । विद्रुतेषु च सैन्येषु समानीतेषु चासकृत्
nihate sūtaputre tu pāṇḍavena mahātmanā | vidruteṣu ca sainyeṣu samānīteṣu cāsakṛt ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: لما قُتل ابنُ السائقِ الحربيّ على يدِ الباندفيّ العظيمِ النفس، ولما تفرّقت الجيوشُ هاربةً في فوضى ثم جُمِعت مرارًا وأُعيدت إلى الصفوف، اشتدّ الضغطُ الأخلاقيّ والوجدانيّ للحرب—فانكشفت الغلبةُ والخسارةُ معًا، وسط انهيار العزمِ الجمعيّ ثم إعادةِ تشكيله.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war tests dharma not only through individual heroism but through the fragile morale of entire armies: even after a decisive death, forces may collapse into fear and yet be repeatedly reconstituted by leadership—showing the oscillation between despair and duty.
After the killing of the ‘sūtaputra’ (understood as Karṇa) by a Pāṇḍava, the troops scatter in panic; nevertheless, they are gathered and reorganized again and again, indicating continuing conflict and the effort to restore battle order.