Shloka 3
Abhimanyunidhana-prakāśaḥ — Vasudeva–Kṛṣṇa–Subhadrā–Kuntī śoka-saṃvāda
Disclosure and Consolation
यथा तदभवद् युद्ध॑ पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम् । भीष्मकर्णकृपद्रोणशल्यादिभिरनुत्तमम्,महात्मा पाण्डवोंका भीष्म, कर्ण, कृपाचार्य, द्रोणाचार्य और शल्य आदिके साथ जो परम उत्तम युद्ध हुआ था, वह किस तरह हुआ?
yathā tad abhavad yuddhaṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahātmanām | bhīṣma-karṇa-kṛpa-droṇa-śalyādibhir anuttamam ||
واسودیو نے کہا—مہاتما پانڈوؤں کی بھیشم، کرن، کرپ، درون، شلیہ اور دیگر سرآمد سورماؤں کے ساتھ جو بےمثال جنگ ہوئی، وہ کیسے برپا ہوئی؟ کس انداز سے وہ پھیلی اور انجام کو پہنچی، مجھے بتاؤ۔
वसुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the Kurukṣetra war as an ethically weighty event and models dhārmic inquiry: one should seek a truthful account of how great persons acted and how a conflict of such consequence unfolded, rather than treating war as mere spectacle.
Vasudeva, as the speaker, asks for a detailed narration of the great war—specifically how the Pāṇḍavas fought against renowned elders and champions like Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Kṛpa, Karṇa, and Śalya—inviting a recounting of its course and key encounters.