Shloka 2
Ulūka’s Provocative Envoy-Speech in the Pāṇḍava Camp
Ulūka-dūta-vākya
वैशम्पायन उवाच तथा व्यूढेष्वनीकेषु यत्तेषु भरतर्षभ । धृतराष्ट्री महाराज संजयं वाक्यमत्रवीत्,वैशम्पायनजीने कहा--भरतकुलभूषण महाराज! जब वे सभी सेनाएँ कुरुक्षेत्रमें व्यूहरचनापूर्वक डट गयीं, तब धृतराष्ट्रने संजयसे कहा--
vaiśampāyana uvāca | tathā vyūḍheṣv anīkeṣu yat teṣu bharatarṣabha | dhṛtarāṣṭrī mahārāja sañjayaṁ vākyam abravīt ||
വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ഭരതശ്രേഷ്ഠാ! ആ സൈന്യങ്ങൾ എല്ലാം വ്യൂഹബദ്ധമായി യുദ്ധത്തിനായി സജ്ജമായി നിന്നപ്പോൾ, മഹാരാജ ധൃതരാഷ്ട്രൻ സഞ്ജയനോടു ഈ വാക്കുകൾ പറഞ്ഞു.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical gravity that arises once armies are formally arrayed: decisions made within the royal family now carry immediate consequences for countless lives, highlighting responsibility in kingship and the peril of allowing conflict to become irreversible.
As the forces stand arranged in battle formation, the narration shifts to Dhṛtarāṣṭrī speaking to Sañjaya, marking a transition from preparation to imminent action and setting up the next exchange.