Shloka 2
अर्जुनकर्णयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्
Description of the Arjuna–Karṇa Engagement and Counsel to Duryodhana
स युध्यमानान् पृतनामुखस्थान्- शूर: शूरान् हर्षयन् सव्यसाची । पूर्वप्रहारैमथितान् प्रशंसन् स्थिरांक्षकारात्मरथाननीके,सव्यसाची शूरवीर अर्जुन युद्धके मुहानेपर खड़े होकर युद्ध करनेवाले अपने शूरवीर सैनिकोंका हर्ष बढ़ाते हुए तथा पहलेके प्रहारोंसे क्षत-विक्षत हुए अपने रथियोंकी भूरि-भूरि प्रशंसा करते हुए उन सबको अपनी सेनामें स्थिरतापूर्वक स्थापित किया
sa yudhyamānān pṛtanāmukhasthān śūraḥ śūrān harṣayan savyasācī | pūrvaprahārair mathitān praśaṃsan sthirāṃś ca kārātma-rathān anīke ||
Sañjaya said: Arjuna, the ambidextrous master-archer, stood at the very front of the battle-line. Cheering the warriors who were fighting there, he raised the spirits of the brave; and praising those chariot-fighters who had already been battered by earlier blows, he firmly re-established them in their positions within the army.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a righteous war, leadership is shown not only by prowess but by sustaining others: encouraging those still fighting, honoring those already wounded, and restoring steadiness and order in the ranks. Praise here functions as ethical support—protecting morale and preventing collapse into fear or disorder.
Sañjaya describes Arjuna at the front of the formation. He heartens the active fighters and commends chariot-warriors shaken by earlier attacks, then stabilizes and repositions them within the army line so the Pāṇḍava force remains firm in the ongoing clash.