Shloka 2
यज्ञवाटवैभववर्णनम् / Description of the Splendour of the Sacrificial Enclosure
बहूनि किल युद्धानि विजयस्य नराधिपै: । पुनरासन् हषीकेश तत्र तत्र च मे श्रुतम्,हृषीकेश! मेरे सुननेमें आया है कि भिन्न-भिन्न देशोंमें वहाँके राजाओंके साथ अर्जुनको कई बार युद्ध करने पड़े हैं
bahūni kila yuddhāni vijayasya narādhipaiḥ | punarāsan hṛṣīkeśa tatra tatra ca me śrutam ||
Yudhiṣṭhira nói: “Hỡi Hṛṣīkeśa, ta đã nghe rằng, trong quá trình củng cố chiến thắng, Arjuna đã phải giao chiến hết lần này đến lần khác với các vua chúa ở nhiều miền khác nhau.”
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames victory as something that often entails repeated conflict across regions, prompting ethical reflection on kingship: even a righteous aim can generate continuing violence, and a dharmic ruler must inquire into causes, limits, and consequences rather than glorify conquest.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Kṛṣṇa (Hṛṣīkeśa) and reports what he has heard: during the wider campaign connected with establishing victory, battles occurred repeatedly in different places with local kings—setting up a request for clarification about those events.