Shloka 2
यदि जानीथ तां शक्तिमेकघ्नीं सततं रणे । अनिवार्यामसहांं च देवैरपि सवासवै:
yadi jānītha tāṁ śaktim ekaghnīṁ satataṁ raṇe | anivāryām asahāṁ ca devair api savāsavaiḥ ||
Dhṛtarāṣṭra dit : Si tu connais cette lance—toujours meurtrière au combat, qui tue d’un seul coup, irrésistible et insupportable, même pour les dieux avec Indra—alors (parle-m’en).
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the terrifying moral and strategic weight of extraordinary weapons: when force becomes ‘irresistible’ and ‘single-slaying,’ it intensifies fear, uncertainty, and the ethical burden of war, reminding the listener that power can exceed even divine resistance and thus demands grave discernment.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra questions his interlocutor about a famed spear-weapon (śakti) described as unfailingly lethal in battle—so overpowering that even the gods with Indra cannot withstand it—seeking clarity about its nature and implications amid the unfolding conflict.