Shloka 2
Bhīṣma’s Fall, the Arrow-bed (śara-talpa), and the Establishment of Guard
विधुन्वानो नरश्रेष्ठो द्रावयाणो वरूथिनीम् । पृतनां पाण्डवेयानां गाहमाना महाबल:
vidhunvāno naraśreṣṭho drāvayāṇo varūthinīm | pṛtanāṃ pāṇḍaveyānāṃ gāhamāno mahābalaḥ ||
三阇耶说道：那位人中最胜、力大无穷者，震撼敌阵，驱散其战列，使之溃退，并深深冲入般度族的大军之中。此偈凸显一名强者在战争中的凶猛势头——勇力足以打散阵形；同时也含蓄提醒听者：这般耀目的武威，仍在支配俱卢之野（Kurukṣetra）之战的道德秩序与宿命大势之内运行。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the raw power of martial prowess—how a single mighty hero can shake and scatter formations—yet, in the Mahābhārata’s ethical horizon, such force is not the final measure of rightness; it functions within dharma, responsibility, and the unfolding consequences of the war.
Sañjaya describes a powerful warrior (unnamed in this single verse) who shakes the opposing ranks, routs a battle-formation, and drives into the midst of the Pāṇḍava army, intensifying the clash on the battlefield.