Shloka 2
दुःशासनवधः (Duḥśāsana-vadha) — Bhīma’s vow-fulfillment in combat
संजय कहते हैं--राजन्! तदनन्तर भगवान् श्रीकृष्णद्वारा सावधानीसे संचालित और शत घोड़ोंसे युक्त उत्तम रथपर खड़े हुए श्रीमान् अर्जुन वहाँ आ पहुँचे ।। तद् बल॑ नृपतिश्रेष्ठ तावकं विजयो रणे । व्यक्षो भयदुदीर्णाश्वं महोदधिमिवानिल:,नृपश्रेष्ठ! जैसे प्रचण्ड वायु महासागरको विद्षुब्ध कर देती है, उसी प्रकार रणभूमिमें स्थित प्रचण्ड अश्वोंसे युक्त आपकी सेनामें अर्जुनने हलचल मचा दी
sañjaya uvāca—rājan! tadanantaraṁ bhagavatā śrīkṛṣṇena sāvadhānena sañcālitaṁ śata-hayair yuktaṁ rathottamaṁ samāruhya śrīmān arjunaḥ tatra samupāgamat. tad balaṁ nṛpatiśreṣṭha tāvakaṁ vijayo raṇe vyakṣobhayad udīrṇāśvaṁ mahodadhim ivānilaḥ.
Sanjaya said: O King, thereafter the illustrious Arjuna arrived there, standing upon an excellent chariot drawn by a hundred horses and carefully guided by the Blessed Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. O best of kings, in the battle Arjuna—called Vijaya—threw your army into agitation, its powerful horses surging in tumult, just as a fierce wind churns and disturbs the great ocean.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical and strategic ideal of guided power: Arjuna’s might becomes effective and disciplined because it is directed with careful control by Kṛṣṇa. Strength in a dharma-oriented conflict is portrayed not as reckless force but as force governed by right guidance and steadiness.
Sanjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna arrives on a superb chariot driven attentively by Kṛṣṇa. Arjuna’s entry and momentum shake the Kaurava ranks, compared to a strong wind churning the ocean.