Shloka 2

Devanagari script

मतमाज्ञाय राज्ञश्न भीमसेनेन माधव । संशमो बाहुवीर्य च ख्यापितं माधवात्मन:,यदुकुलभूषण! राजाका मत जानकर भाई भीमसेनने भी पहले संधिस्थापनकी, फिर अपने बाहुबलकी बात बतायी है

Transliteration

matam ājñāya rājñaś ca bhīmasenena mādhava | saṁśamo bāhuvīryaṁ ca khyāpitaṁ mādhavātmanā | yadukulabhūṣaṇa |

Translation

Nakula dijo: “Oh Mādhava, comprendida la intención del rey, Bhīmasena habló primero de paz y reconciliación; después proclamó la fuerza de sus propios brazos. Oh ornamento de la estirpe de Yadu, tal fue el curso expuesto por aquel de ánimo noble.”

Word by Word

मतम्opinion, intention

आज्ञायhaving known/understood

राज्ञःof the king

भीमसेनेनby Bhimasena

माधवO Madhava (Krishna)

संशमःpacification, conciliation

बाहुवीर्यम्strength of arms

चand

ख्यापितम्was made known/declared

माधवO Madhava

आत्मनाby himself

Speaker

नकुल उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nakula

Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa)

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

the king (rājā; contextually the ruler whose intention is being read)

Yadu dynasty (Yadukula)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.