Shloka 2
Duryodhana-śibira-praveśaḥ — The Pāṇḍavas Enter the Kaurava Camp; The Burning of Arjuna’s Chariot
संजय उवाच हतं दुर्योधन दृष्टवा भीमसेनेन संयुगे । सिंहेनेव महाराज मत्तं वनगजं यथा
sañjaya uvāca: hataṃ duryodhanaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīmasenena saṃyuge | siṃheneva mahārāja mattaṃ vanagajaṃ yathā ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai raja agung, melihat Duryodhana ditewaskan oleh Bhīmasena di tengah-tengah pertempuran—seperti singa menumbangkan gajah liar yang mengganas kerana berahi—demikianlah aku laporkan.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the inexorable consequence of warfare: power and pride culminate in downfall, and victory is depicted as a natural dominance (lion over wild elephant), reminding the listener of the heavy moral and human cost behind heroic imagery.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Duryodhana has been slain by Bhīmasena in battle, using a vivid simile comparing the event to a lion felling a rut-maddened wild elephant.