Shloka 2
शल्यस्य सेनापत्याभ्युपगमः | Śalya’s Acceptance of Command
ततो मुहूर्त स ध्यात्वा धार्तराष्ट्री महामना: । कृपं शारद्वतं वाक्यमित्युवाच परंतप:
tato muhūrtaṃ sa dhyātvā dhārtarāṣṭrī mahāmanāḥ | kṛpaṃ śāradvataṃ vākyam ity uvāca parantapaḥ ||
Sañjaya dit : Puis, après avoir réfléchi un court instant, ce fils magnanime de Dhṛtarāṣṭra—fléau des ennemis—s’adressa à Kṛpa, fils de Śaradvat, et répondit en ces termes. Cette pause marque la délibération au cœur de la crise, lorsque conseil et responsabilité pèsent lourd avant la parole au conseil de guerre.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical value of restraint and reflection: before giving counsel or making decisions in a charged wartime context, a leader pauses to think, indicating that speech should follow deliberation rather than impulse.
Sañjaya narrates that a Kaurava prince (a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra) briefly reflects and then addresses Kṛpācārya (Kṛpa, son of Śaradvat), introducing the prince’s forthcoming reply or instruction.