Shloka 2

उत्तरो जयमावेदयति—विराटस्य हर्षः, द्यूतनिषेधः

Uttara’s Victory Report—Virāṭa’s Rejoicing and the Counsel Against Gambling

Devanagari script

पुनर्ययुश्व संरब्धा धनंजयजिघांसव: । विस्फारयन्तश्नापानि बलवन्ति दृढानि च,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! तदनन्तर दुर्योधन, कर्ण, दुःशासन, विविंशति, पुत्रसहित आचार्य द्रोण और महारथी कृपाचार्य--ये सब योद्धा रोषमें भरकर धनंजयको मार डालनेकी इच्छासे अपने मजबूत और दृढ़ धनुषोंकी टंकार फैलाते हुए उनपर पुनः चढ़ आये

Transliteration

punar yayuś ca saṃrabdhā dhanaṃjayajighāṃsavaḥ | visphārayantaś cāpāni balavanti dṛḍhāni ca ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Then, inflamed with anger and intent on killing Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna), they charged again, making their strong, unyielding bows resound with loud twangs. The scene underscores how wrath and vengeance drive warriors to renewed assault, tightening the spiral of violence on the battlefield.

Word by Word

• {'punar': 'again, once more', 'yayuḥ (√yā)': 'they went/advanced, they charged', 'saṃrabdhāḥ': 'enraged, agitated, provoked', 'dhanaṃjaya': "Dhanaṃjaya, epithet of Arjuna ('conqueror of wealth')", 'jighāṃsavaḥ': 'desiring to kill, intent on slaying', 'visphārayantaḥ': 'causing to resound

• twanging loudly (bows)', 'cāpāni': 'bows', 'balavanti': 'strong, powerful', 'dṛḍhāni': 'firm, hard, unyielding', 'ca': 'and'}

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Janamejaya
• Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna)
• bows (cāpāni)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger and the desire for revenge (jighāṃsā) propel people back into harmful action; it implicitly warns that krodha fuels repeated violence rather than resolution.

What is happening in the narrative?

The opposing warriors, enraged and determined to kill Arjuna (Dhanaṃjaya), renew their assault, announcing their charge with the loud twang of their powerful bows.