Shloka 2
कृपकर्णसंवादः
Kṛpa’s Counsel to Karṇa on Deśa-Kāla and Coordinated Strategy
क्व नु स्विदर्जुन: पार्थ: कौरव्यो वा युधिष्ठिर: । नकुलः सहदेवश्न भीमसेनश्ल पाण्डव:,उत्तरने पूछा-बृहन्नले! रणमें फुर्ती दिखानेवाले जिन महात्मा दुन्तीपुत्रोंके ये सुवर्णभूषित सुन्दर आयुध इतने प्रकाशित हो रहे हैं, वे पृथापुत्र अर्जुन, कुरुनन्दन युधिष्ठिर, नकुल, सहदेव और पाण्डुपुत्र भीमसेन अब कहाँ हैं?
kva nu svid arjunaḥ pārthaḥ kauravyo vā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca bhīmasenaś ca pāṇḍavaḥ ||
乌塔罗说道：“普利塔之子阿周那如今在何处？俱卢一族的优提施提罗在何处？那俱罗与萨诃提婆在何处？般度之子毗摩塞那又在何处？那些金饰辉煌、光芒四射的华美兵器——属于般度诸子中迅捷而强大的大英雄——如今那些伟丈夫身在何方？”
उत्तर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights recognition of true worth through signs of virtue and capability: the brilliance of the weapons points to the greatness of their owners. It also underscores the ethical tension of the Virāṭa episode—great warriors living incognito, with dharma requiring restraint and concealment until the proper time.
Prince Uttara, seeing the radiant, gold-adorned weapons associated with renowned warriors, asks where the Pāṇḍavas—Arjuna, Yudhiṣṭhira, Nakula, Sahadeva, and Bhīma—are now. This occurs in the Virāṭa Parva context where the Pāṇḍavas are in disguise, and their hidden arms and identities become a point of inquiry.