Shloka 2

भीमसेन-द्रोण-संग्रामः

Bhīmasena and Droṇa: Containment, Advance, and Recognition

Devanagari script

सर्वे तु प्रतिसंरब्धा हीमन्त: सत्त्वचोदिता: । स्थिरीभूता महात्मान: प्रत्यगच्छन्‌ धनंजयम्‌,फिर वे लज्जित हुए समस्त महामनस्वी सैनिक धैर्य और साहससे प्रेरित हो युद्धके लिये स्थिरचित्त होकर रोषपूर्वक अर्जुनकी ओर जाने लगे

Transliteration

rve tu pratisarabdh01 h2bmanta sattvacodit01 | sthir2bbh6bt01 mah01tm01na pratyagacchan dhanajayam ||

Translation

ତେବେ ସେ ସମସ୍ତ ମହାତ୍ମା ଯୋଦ୍ଧା ଲଜ୍ଜାରେ ଦଗ୍ଧ ହୋଇ, ଧୈର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଓ ସାହସରେ ପ୍ରେରିତ, ମନକୁ ସ୍ଥିର କରି କ୍ରୋଧପୂର୍ବକ ଧନଞ୍ଜୟ ଅର୍ଜୁନଙ୍କ ଦିଗକୁ ଅଗ୍ରସର ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

सर्वेall

तुbut/indeed

प्रतिसंरब्धाःenraged, highly excited

हीमन्ताःsteadfast/firm (in courage)

सत्त्वचोदिताःimpelled by courage/valor

स्थिरीभूताःhaving become steady/firm

महात्मानःgreat-souled ones (noble warriors)

प्रत्यगच्छन्went towards/advanced toward

धनंजयम्Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Saf1jaya

Dhanaf1jaya (Arjuna)

the warriors/soldiers (collective)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how inner qualities (sattva as courage/mental strength) can stabilize a person under pressure, yet in a war context that same steadiness may serve anger and the drive to fight. It invites reflection on the ethical ambiguity of martial resolve: firmness of mind is a virtue, but its moral value depends on the intention and the end it serves.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports that the assembled warriors, stirred up and made fierce, regain composure and battle-readiness and then move forward to confront Arjuna (Dhanaf1jaya). It marks a renewed collective advance against him after a moment of hesitation or setback.