Shloka 2
Droṇasya raudra-prayogaḥ
Droṇa’s intensified assault and the Pāṇḍava response
ये चाप्युक्ता मयि गुणा भवद्धिर्जयकाड्क्षिभि: । चिकीर्षुस्तानहं सर्वान् योधयिष्यामि पाण्डवान्,विजयकी अभिलाषा रखनेवाले तुमलोगोंने मुझमें जो-जो गुण बताये हैं, उन सबको प्राप्त करनेकी इच्छासे मैं पाण्डवोंके साथ युद्ध करूँगा
ye cāpy uktā mayi guṇā bhavadbhir jayakāṅkṣibhiḥ | cikīrṣus tān ahaṁ sarvān yodhayiṣyāmi pāṇḍavān ||
Sañjaya said: “The qualities you, who long for victory, have attributed to me—I desire to realize them all. Therefore I shall engage the Pāṇḍavas in battle, driven by the wish to win.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the desire for victory and reputation can drive one to action in war: the speaker frames battle as a means to prove or attain the ‘qualities’ others have credited him with, showing the ethical tension between inner intention and outward duty.
Sañjaya reports a declaration of intent: motivated by victory and by the wish to embody the praised virtues, the speaker resolves to engage the Pāṇḍavas in combat, setting the tone for the coming confrontation in Droṇa Parva.