Shloka 2
अर्जुनस्य गुरुधर्मविलापः तथा शैनेयकर्णयोर्युद्धारम्भः | Arjuna’s Lament on Guru-Dharma and the Opening of the Sātyaki–Karṇa Duel
चारुदंष्टो नरव्याप्रो विचित्रकवचध्वज: । मृगं व्याप्र इवाजिप्रंस्तव सैन्यम भीषयत्
cārudaṁṣṭo naravyāghro vicitrakavacadhvajaḥ | mṛgaṁ vyāghra ivājipraṁs tava sainyam abhīṣayat ||
అందమైన దంతములుగల నరవ్యాఘ్రుడు, విచిత్ర కవచధ్వజధారి—మృగంపై దూకే పులిలా వేగంగా దూసుకువచ్చి నీ సేనను భయపెట్టెను.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the psychological dimension of dharma-yuddha: in war, visible excellence—armor, banner, and fearless momentum—can unnerve opponents. It implicitly warns that adharma often manifests as panic and loss of steadiness, while disciplined valor projects moral and strategic force.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a mighty warrior—described as a 'tiger among men' with splendid armor and banner—charged swiftly and struck terror into the Kaurava ranks, compared to a tiger pouncing on a deer.