Shloka 2
यज्ञवाटवैभववर्णनम् / Description of the Splendour of the Sacrificial Enclosure
बहूनि किल युद्धानि विजयस्य नराधिपै: । पुनरासन् हषीकेश तत्र तत्र च मे श्रुतम्,हृषीकेश! मेरे सुननेमें आया है कि भिन्न-भिन्न देशोंमें वहाँके राजाओंके साथ अर्जुनको कई बार युद्ध करने पड़े हैं
bahūni kila yuddhāni vijayasya narādhipaiḥ | punarāsan hṛṣīkeśa tatra tatra ca me śrutam ||
युधिष्ठिर बोले— हे हृषीकेश! मैंने सुना है कि विजय को सुनिश्चित करने के लिए भिन्न-भिन्न प्रदेशों में वहाँ के राजाओं के साथ बार-बार अनेक युद्ध करने पड़े।
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames victory as something that often entails repeated conflict across regions, prompting ethical reflection on kingship: even a righteous aim can generate continuing violence, and a dharmic ruler must inquire into causes, limits, and consequences rather than glorify conquest.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Kṛṣṇa (Hṛṣīkeśa) and reports what he has heard: during the wider campaign connected with establishing victory, battles occurred repeatedly in different places with local kings—setting up a request for clarification about those events.