Shloka 2
Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel and the Discharge of the Śakti (शल्यवधप्रसङ्गः)
पीडितास्तावका: सर्वे प्रधावन्तो रणोत्कटा: । क्षणेन चैव पार्थास्ति बहुत्वातू समलोडयन्
pīḍitās tāvakāḥ sarve pradhāvanto raṇotkaṭāḥ | kṣaṇena caiva pārthāṃs tu bahutvāt samaloḍayan ||
三阇耶说道：尽管你方诸将皆受压迫、备尝艰苦，他们仍凶猛如狂、战意炽盛地冲杀上前；又因人数占优，顷刻之间便将般度的战士们压倒淹没。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a recurring Mahābhārata insight: in warfare, outcomes can be driven by material factors like numbers and momentum, even when fighters are themselves strained. It implicitly invites reflection on the ethical cost of pressing an advantage through sheer force rather than restraint or righteous purpose.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kaurava troops, though suffering, surged forward with battle-fury and, because they were more numerous, rapidly overpowered and threw the Pāṇḍava fighters into disarray.