Shloka 2

Devanagari script

अभ्येत्य सहसा कर्ण द्रोणं च जयतां वरम्‌ । अमर्षवशमापतन्नो वाक्यज्ञो वाक्यमब्रवीत्‌,बातचीतकी कला जाननेवाले दुर्योधनने सहसा विजयी वीरोंमें श्रेष्ठ कर्ण और द्रोणाचार्यके पास जाकर अमर्षके वशीभूत हो इस प्रकार कहा--

Transliteration

abhyetya sahasā karṇa droṇaṁ ca jayatāṁ varam | amarṣavaśam āpatan no vākyajño vākyam abravīt ||

Translation

ສັນຊະຍະເວົ້າວ່າ: ດຸຣະໂຍທະນະ ຜູ້ຊໍານານໃນສິລະປະແຫ່ງຖ້ອຍຄໍາ ໄດ້ເຂົ້າໄປຫາກັນທັນທີທີ່ ກັນນະ ແລະ ໂດຣະນາຈານ—ຜູ້ເລີດລ້ໍາໃນຫມູ່ນັກຮົບຜູ້ມີໄຊ. ຖືກຄວາມເຄືອງໃຈຄອບງໍາ ເຂົາໄດ້ກ່າວຖ້ອຍຄໍາອັນເກີດຈາກມານະທີ່ຖືກກະທົບ ເພື່ອປຸກໃຈແມ່ທັບຂອງຕົນ ທ່າມກາງຄວາມຕຶງຕັນທາງທໍາຂອງສົງຄາມ.

Word by Word

अभ्येत्यhaving approached

सहसाsuddenly, hastily

कर्णम्Karna (as object of approach)

द्रोणम्Drona (as object of approach)

चand

जयताम्of the victorious (ones)

वरम्best, foremost

अमर्ष-वशम्under the sway of indignation

आपतन्fell into, came under (it)

वाक्य-ज्ञःknower of speech/words, eloquent

वाक्यम्a statement, words

अब्रवीत्said, spoke

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Duryodhana

Karṇa

Droṇa (Droṇācārya)

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 how anger and wounded pride can seize a leader and shape his speech. Even when addressing great warriors, impulsive indignation tends to push one toward coercive rhetoric rather than calm discernment—an ethical warning about governance and self-control in crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Duryodhana abruptly goes to Karṇa and Droṇa, both celebrated as foremost among victorious fighters. Overcome by indignation, he begins to speak—setting up a charged exchange meant to pressure or provoke his commanders during the battle.