Shloka 3
भीष्मद्रोणयोर्दुर्योधनं प्रति शमोपदेशः | Bhīṣma and Droṇa’s Counsel of Conciliation to Duryodhana
एष जेष्यति संग्रामे कुरून् सर्वान् समागतान् । भीमसेनद्धितीयश्नव लोकमुद्धर्तयिष्पति,“यह भीमसेनके साथ रहकर युद्धमें आये हुए समस्त कौरवोंको जीत लेगा और शत्रु समुदायको व्याकुल कर देगा
eṣa jeṣyati saṅgrāme kurūn sarvān samāgatān | bhīmasenadvitīyaś caiva lokam uddhartayiṣyati ||
Disse o filho: “Este vencerá em batalha todos os Kurus que se reuniram. Tendo Bhīmasena como seu segundo, fará tremer o exército inimigo e livrará os seus do perigo.”
पुत्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the strategic and moral weight of steadfast companionship in righteous struggle: with a powerful ally (Bhīmasena) as one’s ‘second’, courage and collective strength can overcome a numerically gathered foe.
A speaker identified as “the son” points to a particular warrior and predicts his success: he will defeat the assembled Kurus in battle, and, supported by Bhīmasena, he will unsettle the enemy ranks and bring deliverance to his own side.