Shloka 2
सहदेव–सात्यकि संवादः
Sahadeva and Satyaki on resolve after failed conciliation
मतमाज्ञाय राज्ञश्न भीमसेनेन माधव । संशमो बाहुवीर्य च ख्यापितं माधवात्मन:,यदुकुलभूषण! राजाका मत जानकर भाई भीमसेनने भी पहले संधिस्थापनकी, फिर अपने बाहुबलकी बात बतायी है
matam ājñāya rājñaś ca bhīmasenena mādhava | saṁśamo bāhuvīryaṁ ca khyāpitaṁ mādhavātmanā | yadukulabhūṣaṇa |
Nakula said: “O Mādhava, having understood the king’s intention, Bhīmasena first spoke of making peace and reconciliation; then he declared the strength of his own arms. O ornament of the Yadu race, such was the course set forth by that noble-minded one.”
नकुल उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic sequence in counsel: attempt reconciliation first (saṁśama), but be prepared to assert rightful strength if peace fails. It frames valor as ethically secondary to peace-making, not a substitute for it.
Nakula reports to Kṛṣṇa (Mādhava) that Bhīma, after discerning the king’s stance, first proposed conciliation and then stated his own martial capability—signaling both willingness for peace and readiness for conflict.