Shloka 2

अलायुधस्य भीमवधसंकल्पः

Alāyudha’s Resolve to Confront Bhīma

Devanagari script

दिष्टया वर्धसि राजेन्द्र हतशत्रुर्नरोत्तम | दिष्ट्या निस्तीर्णवांश्वैव प्रतिज्ञामनुजस्तव

Transliteration

diṣṭyā vardhasi rājendra hataśatrur narottama | diṣṭyā nistīrṇavāṁś caiva pratijñām anujas tava ||

Translation

ਰਾਜੇਂਦ੍ਰ! ਭਾਗਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਤੂੰ ਫਲ-ਫੂਲ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈਂ; ਨਰੋਤਮ! ਤੇਰਾ ਵੈਰੀ ਮਾਰਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ। ਅਤੇ ਉਸੇ ਭਾਗ ਨਾਲ ਤੇਰੇ ਅਨੁਜ ਨੇ ਵੀ ਆਪਣੀ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਗਿਆ ਪੂਰੀ ਕਰ ਲਈ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

दिष्ट्याfortunately; by good luck

वर्धसिyou prosper / you thrive

राजेन्द्रO king of kings

हतशत्रुःone whose enemies are slain

नरोत्तमO best of men

दिष्ट्याfortunately

निस्तीर्णवान्having crossed over; having fulfilled/come through

चand

एवindeed; just

प्रतिज्ञाम्the vow; the promise

अनुजःyounger brother

तवof you; your

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by rājendra/narottama as the addressee)

the younger brother of the addressee (implied: Vidura)

an enemy (unnamed)

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 the ethical weight of a pratijñā (solemn vow): success is praised not merely as victory in war but as steadfast completion of one’s pledged duty, while also acknowledging the role of diṣṭi (destiny/fortune) in outcomes.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to the king that matters have turned favorably: an enemy has been slain and the king’s younger brother has successfully carried out and completed his vow, implying a significant turning point in the war report.