Shloka 2
भीष्म-पर्व अध्याय १०० — त्रिगर्त-आक्रमण, भीष्म-केन्द्रित पुनर्संयोजन, तथा शक्त्यस्त्र-विनिमय
समागम्य महाराज मन्त्र चक्रुविवश्षितम् | कथं पाण्डुसुता: संख्ये जेतव्या: सगणा इति
samāgamya mahārāja mantraṁ cakruḥ vivaśṣitam | kathaṁ pāṇḍusutāḥ saṅkhye jetavyāḥ sagaṇā iti ||
اے مہاراج! وہ سب اکٹھے ہو کر اپنے مطلوبہ مقصد کے بارے میں رازدارانہ مشورہ کرنے لگے—کہ پاندو کے بیٹوں کو اُن کے لشکر و حلیفوں سمیت میدانِ جنگ میں کس طرح شکست دی جائے۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical contrast between secretive, goal-driven strategizing for victory and the broader Mahābhārata concern with dharma: when the aim is conquest at any cost, counsel tends to serve ambition rather than righteousness.
After developments on the battlefield, key Kaurava leaders—Duryodhana, Śakuni, Duḥśāsana, and Karṇa—gather privately to plan tactics, focusing on how to defeat the Pāṇḍavas along with their supporting forces and allies.