Shloka 2
अध्याय ३: कृपस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः
Kṛpa’s Counsel to Duryodhana
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ााभारत शल्यपर्वमें धृतराष्ट्रका विलापविषयक दूसरा अध्याय पूरा हुआ,निहते सूतपुत्रे तु पाण्डवेन महात्मना । विद्रुतेषु च सैन्येषु समानीतेषु चासकृत्
nihate sūtaputre tu pāṇḍavena mahātmanā | vidruteṣu ca sainyeṣu samānīteṣu cāsakṛt ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśaṃpāyana: Nang mapatay ng dakilang-loob na Pāṇḍava ang anak ng tagapagpatakbo ng karwahe, at nang ang mga hukbo’y nagkawatak-watak sa pag-atras ngunit paulit-ulit ding tinipon at ibinalik sa hanay, lalo pang bumigat ang bigat na moral at damdamin ng digmaan—magkatabing lumilitaw ang tagumpay at pagkalugi, sa gitna ng pagbagsak at muling pagbuo ng sama-samang loob.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war tests dharma not only through individual heroism but through the fragile morale of entire armies: even after a decisive death, forces may collapse into fear and yet be repeatedly reconstituted by leadership—showing the oscillation between despair and duty.
After the killing of the ‘sūtaputra’ (understood as Karṇa) by a Pāṇḍava, the troops scatter in panic; nevertheless, they are gathered and reorganized again and again, indicating continuing conflict and the effort to restore battle order.