Shloka 3
भीष्मद्रोणयोर्दुर्योधनं प्रति शमोपदेशः | Bhīṣma and Droṇa’s Counsel of Conciliation to Duryodhana
एष जेष्यति संग्रामे कुरून् सर्वान् समागतान् । भीमसेनद्धितीयश्नव लोकमुद्धर्तयिष्पति,“यह भीमसेनके साथ रहकर युद्धमें आये हुए समस्त कौरवोंको जीत लेगा और शत्रु समुदायको व्याकुल कर देगा
eṣa jeṣyati saṅgrāme kurūn sarvān samāgatān | bhīmasenadvitīyaś caiva lokam uddhartayiṣyati ||
Si anak berkata: “Dia ini akan menewaskan dalam peperangan semua Kuru yang telah berhimpun. Dengan Bhīmasena sebagai pendamping kedua, dia akan menggoncangkan bala musuh dan menyelamatkan pihaknya daripada bahaya.”
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the strategic and moral weight of steadfast companionship in righteous struggle: with a powerful ally (Bhīmasena) as one’s ‘second’, courage and collective strength can overcome a numerically gathered foe.
A speaker identified as “the son” points to a particular warrior and predicts his success: he will defeat the assembled Kurus in battle, and, supported by Bhīmasena, he will unsettle the enemy ranks and bring deliverance to his own side.