Gita : Ch-1. Slo-2.

Srimad Bhagavad-Gita :


Chapter-1 ( Arjuna-vishadha-yogam )


Slokam-2. (  Having seen the armies of the Pandavas arrayed in military formation ready for battle, King Duryodhana approaches his preceptor Drona and spoke the following words )



{ After one slokam [ Slokam-1.] the blind king Dratarashtra's question ends. Hereafter we never hear him in Bhagavad-Gita. Sanjayan narrates the war details in the following seven hundreds slokams :  answer to the  question of the king.



Dratarashtra is aware well of the unlawful treatments shown by his sons kouravas against his brother Pandu's sons. Though the kourava army is larger and stronger than Pandavas, The king doubts about the final result of the war. He has no peace of mind due to earlier adharmas done by his sons towards Pandavas. Hence he asks Sanjaya to provide the war details. Sanjaya has acquired  a Super natural power (  blessed by Guru Vyasa maharishi ) to visualise the war actions from anywhere. }




Sanjaya uvaca :


Drashtva   tu   pandavaneekam    vyuddam   duryodhanastada,


Aacaryamupasamgamya    raaja   vacanamabhraveeta.




Sanjaya   said:


Raaja   Duryodhanah   tada    =    Then King Duryodhana,

Pandavaneekam   vyuddam   drashtva    =    Looking at the  pandava's army,

Aacaryam   upasamgamya   =   Approached, Dronacarya,

Vacanam   Aabraveeta       =      Spoke this way....




From this slokam onwards Sanjaya  starts narrating the actual happenings in battle field. On seeing Pandava army the over greedy Duryodhana stunned for a moment!  In comparison with his army the enemy's army is small. Still, because of his previous demonic character and karmas, resulted in losing his self-confidence. Like a fearful child running towards mother for safty, the unsettled, shaken, Duryodhana approached Acharya Drona. When the inner equipment ( mano, buddhi, ahamkara ) is polluted, and uddesh (goal) is adharmeekam (anti-Dharma), even though the very strong army and its formation will not help, then mind becomes confused, restless. The over ambitious greedy dictators position more or less, similar only.



Dhritarastra although blind at birth was born with an inner eye of knowledge; but due to being overly affectionate and attached to his sons he lost the knowledge of righteousness and thus he was worrying that his sons might return half of the kingdom to the Pandavas who were the rightful heirs.



Sanjaya who was righteous by nature could understand the actual internal mood of Dhritarastra; but to appease his anxiety that his sons would never give back half of the kingdom he said this verse beginning drstva tu pandavanikam vyudham...the soldiers of the Pandavas are in military formation. The initiative taken by Duryodhana in approaching his preceptor in archery, the master bowman Drona shows that internally he was feeling fearful at the sight of the Pandavas might. So with the pretence of going to offer respect, he approached Drona to conceal this fear. The word raja meaning king indicates that Duryodhana was very expert in the diplomacy of politics and the use of the word vacanam implies that he would speak terse sentences filled with heavy import concerning the subject of war.



In this way, Vaisampayana reiterates the answer of Sanjaya who could truly understand the blind Dtritarastra's hidden desire his heart being locked in affection for his sons welfare irregardless of righteousness. Sanjaya then replies that King Duryodhana upon seeing the formidable army of the Pandava arranged in military phalanxes approached Drona his instructor in archery and weaponry and uttered these words. By this verse the alarm within the mind of Duryodhana caused by seeing the might of the Pandava army is subtlety suggested.



To be continued ..