Shloka 2
सो<पश्यत् सरितं पूर्णा प्रावृटूुकाले नवाम्भसा । वृक्षान् बहुविधान् पार्थ हरन्तीं तीरजान् बहून्,कुन्तीनन्दन! वर्षाका समय था; उन्होंने देखा, एक नदी नूतन जलसे लबालब भरी है और तटवर्ती बहुत-से वृक्षोंको (अपने जलकी धारामें) बहाये लिये जाती है
so 'paśyat saritaṁ pūrṇāṁ prāvṛṭkāle navāmbhasā | vṛkṣān bahuvidhān pārtha harantīṁ tīrajān bahūn | kuntīnandana |
The Gandharva said: Then he saw a river, swollen full with fresh monsoon waters. O Partha, it was sweeping away many kinds of trees that had stood along its banks—O son of Kunti—carrying them off in its powerful current. The scene underscores how seasonal forces can suddenly overturn what seems stable, warning a prudent person to recognize danger and act with restraint and discernment.
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses the monsoon-swollen river sweeping away bank-side trees to illustrate how powerful circumstances can suddenly uproot the seemingly firm; it encourages alertness, restraint, and wise judgment when conditions become dangerous or unstable.
A Gandharva describes what was seen: during the rainy season a river is full of fresh water and is carrying away many trees from its banks, addressing Arjuna as Pārtha and Kuntīnandana.