Shloka 2

Devanagari script

आच्छाद्य रथपन्थानमुत्क्रोशन्तो महारथा: । आवृत्य सर्वतस्ते मां शरवर्षरवाकिरन्‌,उन महारथी दानवोंने मेरे रथका मार्ग रोककर भीषण गर्जना करते हुए मुझे सब ओरसे घेर लिया और मुझपर बाणोंकी वर्षा आरम्भ कर दी। फिर कुछ अन्य महापराक्रमी दानव शूल और पट्टिश आदि हाथोंमें लिये मेरे सामने आये और मुझपर शूल तथा भुशुण्डियोंका प्रहार करने लगे

Transliteration

ācchādya rathapanthānam utkrōśanto mahārathāḥ | āvṛtya sarvatas te māṃ śaravarṣaravākiran ||

Translation

Arjuna berkata: Para kesatria kereta yang perkasa itu menutup jalan keretaku; sambil mengaum mengerikan, mereka mengepungku dari segala arah dan menumpahkanku dengan hujan anak panah yang menderu.

Word by Word

आच्छाद्यhaving covered/blocked

रथपन्थानम्the chariot-path/road

उत्क्रोशन्तःshouting/crying aloud

महारथाःgreat chariot-warriors

आवृत्यhaving surrounded/covered

सर्वतःon all sides

तेthey

माम्me

शरवर्षरवाकिरन्they showered/scattered (a rain of arrows with a roar)

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

mahārathas (great chariot-warriors)

ratha (chariot)

ratha-patha/ratha-panthāna (chariot path)

śara (arrows)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadiness and disciplined courage when confronted by overwhelming force. In a dharmic frame, a warrior is expected to face danger without losing self-control—responding with skill and restraint rather than fear-driven collapse or indiscriminate rage.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna reports that elite fighters obstruct his chariot’s route, shout fiercely, encircle him from all directions, and unleash a dense barrage of arrows—depicting a coordinated attempt to immobilize and overwhelm him.