Shloka 2
भीष्मस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति उपालम्भः
Bhīṣma’s Reproof to Duryodhana
संजय उवाच इरावन्तं तु निहतं संग्रामे वीक्ष्य राक्षस: । व्यनदत् सुमहानादं भैमसेनिर्घटोत्कच:
sañjaya uvāca | irāvantaṃ tu nihataṃ saṅgrāme vīkṣya rākṣasaḥ | vyanadat sumahānādaṃ bhaimasenir ghaṭotkacaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: O King, seeing Irāvān slain on the battlefield, the rākṣasa Ghaṭotkaca—Bhīmasena’s son—let out a tremendous roar, a fierce cry that shook the war-scene and signaled both grief and renewed martial resolve.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the emotional and ethical intensity of war: death on the battlefield provokes powerful responses, and a warrior’s duty (kṣatriya-dharma) often channels grief into renewed resolve—yet it also underscores the tragic cost of conflict and the inevitability of mortality.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Irāvān has been slain in the battle; witnessing this, Ghaṭotkaca—Bhīma’s rākṣasa son—utters a thunderous roar, marking a dramatic escalation in the combat mood.