Shloka 2
शमीवृक्षस्थायुधप्रकाशनम् / Revelation and Identification of the Weapons on the Śamī Tree
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vaiśampāyana uvāca — “ahaṃ iha vijayāśayā samāgatān sarvān kauravān parājitya teṣāṃ gāvaḥ punar ādāya kṣipram eva punar āgamiṣyāmi puram.”
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Dengan harapan akan kemenangan, aku akan menewaskan semua Kaurava yang berhimpun di sini, merampas kembali lembu-lembuku daripada mereka, lalu kembali dengan segera ke kotaku.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights royal duty and the ethics of protection and restitution: cattle symbolize prosperity and social stability, so recovering them becomes a matter of honor and governance, framed through confidence in rightful victory.
A speaker declares an intention to confront the assembled Kauravas, defeat them, reclaim the stolen/contested cattle, and return quickly to his city—setting the tone for an imminent clash centered on a cattle-recovery expedition.