Shloka 2
Yuddha-yajña-vyākhyāna (The Battle as Sacrifice): Ambarīṣa–Indra Saṃvāda
भीष्म उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । अम्बरीषस्य संवादमिन्द्रस्थय च युधिष्ठिर,भीष्मजीने कहा--युधिष्ठि!! इस विषयमें अम्बरीष और इन्द्रके संवादरूप एक प्राचीन इतिहासका उदाहरण दिया जाता है
bhīṣma uvāca | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam | ambarīṣasya saṃvādam indrasthasya ca yudhiṣṭhira ||
भीष्म उवाच—अत्राप्युदाहरन्ति इममितिहासं पुरातनम्। अम्बरीषस्येन्द्रस्य च संवादं, युधिष्ठिर।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma signals a dharma-lesson method: ethical principles are clarified through an authoritative old narrative (itihāsa). The coming dialogue of Ambarisha and Indra is presented as a moral exemplar to guide Yudhishthira’s understanding of right conduct.
Bhishma introduces an illustrative story: he is about to recount an ancient episode framed as a conversation between King Ambarisha and the god Indra, addressed to Yudhishthira as part of the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma.