Shloka 2
धृतराष्ट्रस्य संजयप्रश्नः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Inquiry to Saṃjaya on Strategic Comparisons
ब्रूहि संजय यच्छेषं वासुदेवादनन्तरम् । यदर्जुन उवाच त्वां परं कौतूहलं हि मे,“संजय! बताओ, भगवान् श्रीकृष्णके पश्चात् अर्जुनने जो अन्तिम संदेश दिया था, उसे सुननेके लिये मेरे मनमें बड़ा कौतूहल हो रहा है'
brūhi saṃjaya yaccheṣaṃ vāsudevād anantaram | yad arjuna uvāca tvāṃ paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me || 2 ||
സഞ്ജയാ! വാസുദേവൻ (ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണൻ) പറഞ്ഞതിന് ശേഷം എന്താണ് ശേഷിച്ചതെന്ന്—അർജുനൻ നിന്നോട് പറഞ്ഞ അവസാന സന്ദേശം എന്തെന്ന്—പറയുക. അത് കേൾക്കാൻ എനിക്ക് അത്യന്തം കൗതുകമുണ്ട്.
यदर्जुन उवाच त्वां परं कौतूहलं हि मे ।। २ ।।
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic attitude toward decision-making: before momentous action, one should seek the complete account and weigh what remains unsaid. The speaker’s intense curiosity is not idle; it is a demand for full context—especially important in ethical and political deliberations preceding war.
The listener asks Sañjaya to continue the report and specifically to recount what Arjuna said after Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva). It signals that Kṛṣṇa has already delivered a message or counsel, and now the audience wants to hear Arjuna’s concluding words that followed.