Shloka 2
शल्यपर्व — चतुर्विंशोऽध्यायः | Śalya Parva, Chapter 24: Disruption of Kaurava Formations and the Elephant Encirclement
स यात्वा वाहिनी तूर्णमब्रवीत् त्वरयन् युधि । युद्धयध्वमिति संहृष्टा: पुनः पुनररिंदमा:
sa yātvā vāhinīṁ tūrṇam abravīt tvarayan yudhi | yudhyadhvam iti saṁhṛṣṭāḥ punaḥ punar ariṁdamāḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Having quickly gone to the army, he urged them on in the midst of battle and repeatedly proclaimed, “Fight!” Thus the foe-subduing warriors, stirred to exhilaration, were again and again incited to engage.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya battlefield ethic of resolute action under command: in war, hesitation is countered by repeated exhortation to perform one’s duty with courage and collective resolve.
Sañjaya reports that a leader quickly reaches the army formation and repeatedly urges the troops—“Fight!”—thereby rousing the enemy-crushing warriors to renewed engagement in the battle.