Shloka 2
द्रोणस्य सुपर्णव्यूहः — युधिष्ठिरप्रत्यव्यूहः
Droṇa’s Suparṇa Formation and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Counter-array
संजय कहते हैं--राजन्! उन संशप्तकगणोंको पुनः लौटा हुआ देख अर्जुनने महात्मा श्रीकृष्णसे कहा-- ।। चोदयाश्वान् हृषीकेश संशप्तकगणानू् प्रति | नैते हास्यन्ति संग्रामं जीवन्त इति मे मति:,“हृषीकेश! घोड़ोंको इन संशप्तकगणोंकी ओर ही बढ़ाइये। मुझे ऐसा जान पड़ता है, ये जीते-जी रणभूमिका परित्याग नहीं करेंगे
sañjaya uvāca | rājan! tān saṃśaptakagaṇān punaḥ nivṛttān dṛṣṭvā arjunaḥ mahātmānaṃ śrīkṛṣṇaṃ pratyuvāca— codayāśvān hṛṣīkeśa saṃśaptakagaṇān prati | naite hāsyanti saṅgrāmaṃ jīvanta iti me matiḥ ||
Sanjaya said: O King, seeing those Saṃśaptaka warriors return once again, Arjuna spoke to the great-souled Śrī Kṛṣṇa: “Hṛṣīkeśa, urge the horses forward—straight toward the Saṃśaptakas. It is my conviction that these men will not abandon the battle while they still live.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical force of a warrior’s vow and resolve in battle: the Saṃśaptakas are portrayed as bound by their pledge to fight without retreat, and Arjuna recognizes this steadfastness and responds with decisive leadership—asking Kṛṣṇa to advance directly toward them.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna sees the Saṃśaptaka contingent returning to engage again. Interpreting their intent as uncompromising, Arjuna instructs his charioteer Kṛṣṇa (Hṛṣīkeśa) to drive the chariot toward them, anticipating they will not leave the battlefield alive.