Shloka 2
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 58 — Saṃjaya’s Audience and Kṛṣṇa’s Deterrent Counsel (संजय-प्रवेशः कृष्णवाक्यं च)
संजय उवाच शृणु राजन् यथा दृष्टौ मया कृष्णधनंजयौ । ऊचतुश्चापि यद् वीरौ तत् ते वक्ष्यामि भारत
sañjaya uvāca śṛṇu rājan yathā dṛṣṭau mayā kṛṣṇadhanaṃjayau | ūcatuś cāpi yad vīrau tat te vakṣyāmi bhārata ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai Raja, dengarlah sebagaimana aku melihat Kṛṣṇa dan Dhanañjaya (Arjuna). Aku juga akan menyampaikan kepadamu, wahai Bhārata, apa yang diucapkan oleh dua wira itu.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds responsible narration: Sañjaya, as a witness, commits to report faithfully what he saw and heard. Ethically, it emphasizes attentive listening by the ruler and the value of truthful testimony in moments when decisions about dharma and war are imminent.
Sañjaya addresses King Dhṛtarāṣṭra and introduces his report: he has seen Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna together and will now recount both their appearance/meeting and the words spoken by the two heroes.