Shloka 2
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 55 — Sañjaya’s Report on Pāṇḍava Readiness and Arjuna’s Dhvaja
संजय उवाच अतीव मुदितो राजन युद्धप्रेप्सुर्युधिष्ठिर: । भीमसेनार्जुनौी चोभौ यमावपि न बिभ्यत:,संजयने कहा--राजन! युधिष्छिर युद्धकी अभिलाषा लेकर मन-ही-मन अत्यन्त प्रसन्न हो रहे हैं। भीमसेन, अर्जुन तथा दोनों भाई नकुल-सहदेव भी भयभीत नहीं हैं
sañjaya uvāca: atīva mudito rājan yuddha-prepsur yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | bhīmasenārjunau cobhau yamāv api na bibhyataḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai Raja, Yudhiṣṭhira—yang mendambakan pertempuran—amat bersukacita di dalam hati. Bhīmasena dan Arjuna, serta kedua saudara kembar itu juga, tidak gentar.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic resolve: when conflict becomes unavoidable to uphold justice, the righteous do not act from fear or anger but from steady determination and clarity of duty.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Yudhiṣṭhira is inwardly pleased and intent on war, and that Bhīma, Arjuna, and the twins Nakula and Sahadeva are likewise unafraid—signaling the Pāṇḍavas’ readiness for the coming confrontation.