Shloka 2

Kirmīra-rākṣasa-saṃgamaḥ (Encounter and Slaying of Kirmīra) | किर्मीरेण सह भीमसेनसमागमः

Devanagari script

पाञज्चालस्य च दायादो धृष्टकेतुश्न चेदिप: । केकयाश्व महावीर्या भ्रातरो लोकविश्रुता:,पांचालराजकुमार धृष्टद्युम्न, चेदिराज धृष्टकेतु तथा महापराक्रमी लोकविख्यात केकयराजकुमार सभी भाई क्रोध और अमर्षमें भरकर धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रोंकी निन्दा करते हुए कुन्तीकुमारोंसे मिलनेके लिये वनमें गये और आपसमें इस प्रकार कहने लगे, “हमें क्या करना चाहिये”

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | pāñcālasya ca dāyādo dhṛṣṭaketuś ca cedipaḥ | kekayāś ca mahāvīryā bhrātaro lokaviśrutāḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩耶那说道：般遮罗一脉的继嗣、支提国王德里什塔计都，以及名震天下的羯迦耶诸位勇猛兄弟——满怀愤怒与不平，痛斥持国之子——入林去见昆蒂之子，并彼此商议道：“我们当如何行事？”

Word by Word

पाञ्चालस्यof the Panchala (kingdom/king)

चand

दायादःheir; kinsman

धृष्टकेतुःDhrishtaketu

चेदिपःthe king of Cedi

केकयाःthe Kekayas (princes/people of Kekaya)

चand

महावीर्याःof great valor

भ्रातरःbrothers

लोकविश्रुताःworld-renowned

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pāñcāla

Dhṛṣṭaketu

Cedi

Kekaya (brothers/princes)

Dhṛtarāṣṭra-putrāḥ (sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

Kuntī-putrāḥ (sons of Kuntī)

forest (vana)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic impulse to support the wronged: allies, stirred by righteous indignation at injustice, seek counsel and coordinated action rather than acting blindly—suggesting that anger should be disciplined into deliberation aligned with duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Notable allies—linked with Pāñcāla, Cedi, and Kekaya—condemn the Kauravas’ conduct and go to the forest to meet the Pāṇḍavas (sons of Kuntī) during their exile, beginning a discussion on what course of action should be taken.