Shloka 2
धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः: कर्ण–घटोत्कचयोर्निशायुद्धवर्णनम्
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Description of the Night Engagement of Karṇa and Ghaṭotkaca
संजय उवाच विरथो भीमसेनो वै कर्णवाक्ृशल्यपीडित: । अमर्षवशमापन्न: फाल्गुनं वाक्यमब्रवीत्,संजयने कहा--राजन्! रथहीन भीमसेन कर्णके वाग्बाणोंसे पीड़ित हो अमर्षके वशीभूत हो गये थे। वे अर्जुनसे इस प्रकार बोले--
sañjaya uvāca
viratho bhīmaseno vai karṇa-vāk-śalya-pīḍitaḥ |
amarṣa-vaśam āpannaḥ phālgunaṁ vākyam abravīt ||
Sañjaya said: Bhīmasena, now without his chariot and tormented by Karṇa’s barbed words that struck like a spear, fell under the sway of fierce indignation. Overcome by wounded pride and anger, he addressed Phālguna (Arjuna) with these words.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how harsh, piercing speech can wound as powerfully as weapons, and how anger born of insult can seize even a great warrior—implying the ethical weight of restraint in speech and the need for self-mastery amid conflict.
In the Drona Parva battle context, Bhīma has become chariotless and is mentally shaken by Karṇa’s cutting taunts; overwhelmed by indignation, he turns to Arjuna (Phālguna) and begins to speak.