Shloka 2
कर्णभीमयुद्धम्
Karna–Bhīma Combat Report
संजय उवाच अपराह्न महाराज संग्रामे लोमहर्षणे । पज्चालानां कुरूणां च द्रोणद्यूतमवर्तत,संजय कहते हैं--महाराज! उस दिन अपराह्न-कालमें, जब रोमांचकारी युद्ध चल रहा था, पांचालों और कौरवोंमें द्रोणाचार्यको दाँवपर रखकर द्यूत-सा होने लगा
sañjaya uvāca aparāhṇe mahārāja saṅgrāme lomaharṣaṇe | pāñcālānāṃ kurūṇāṃ ca droṇadyūtam avartata ||
ਸੰਜਯ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਮਹਾਰਾਜ! ਦੁਪਹਿਰ ਢਲਦੇ ਵੇਲੇ, ਜਦੋਂ ਰੋਮਾਂਚਕ ਯੁੱਧ ਭੜਕ ਰਿਹਾ ਸੀ, ਤਾਂ ਪਾਂਚਾਲਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਕੁਰੂਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਦ੍ਰੋਣਾਚਾਰਯ ਨੂੰ ਹੀ ਦਾਅ ‘ਤੇ ਰੱਖ ਕੇ ਜੂਏ ਵਰਗਾ ਇਕ ਭਿਆਨਕ ਮੁਕਾਬਲਾ ਛਿੜ ਗਿਆ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses the metaphor of dyūta (gambling) to show an ethical collapse in war: even a venerable teacher like Droṇa can be reduced to a 'stake.' It cautions that when victory becomes obsession, people and values are treated as objects, and dharma is obscured by expediency.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, in the afternoon phase of a fierce battle, the Kurus and the Pāñcālas engaged in a struggle described as 'gamble-like,' with Droṇa effectively becoming the central prize or stake—foreshadowing attempts to neutralize or bring down Droṇa through stratagem and focused assault.