Shloka 13
द्रोणस्य सुपर्णव्यूहः — युधिष्ठिरप्रत्यव्यूहः
Droṇa’s Suparṇa Formation and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Counter-array
अयमर्जुनो<यं गोविन्द इमौ पाण्डवयादवौ । इति ब्रुवाणा: सम्मूढा जध्नुरन्योन्यमाहवे,ये अर्जुन हैं, ये श्रीकृष्ण हैं, ये दोनों अर्जुन और श्रीकृष्ण हैं--इस प्रकार बोलते हुए वे मोहाच्छन्न हो युद्धमें एक-दूसरेपर आघात करने लगे
ayam arjuno ’yaṃ govinda imau pāṇḍava-yādavau | iti bruvāṇāḥ sammūḍhā jadhnur anyonyam āhave ||
قال سانجيا: «هذا أرجونا؛ وهذا جوفيندا؛ وهذان هما الباندافي واليادافي». وهم يقولون ذلك، وقد غشّى الوهم عقولهم، اندفع المحاربون في ساحة القتال يضرب بعضُهم بعضاً. ويؤكد المشهد كيف أن الالتباس وسوء الإدراك في الحرب قد يقلبان التمييز ويدفعان الرجال إلى عنفٍ مُهلكٍ للذات.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
When perception is distorted by moha (delusion), even clear identities and loyalties collapse, leading to adharma-like outcomes such as mutual violence. The verse highlights the ethical danger of confusion in war: loss of discrimination (viveka) can make combatants harm their own side and abandon right conduct.
Sañjaya reports that fighters on the battlefield, bewildered, keep pointing out and naming Arjuna and Govinda, and in that confused state they begin attacking one another. The line depicts a moment of chaos where recognition fails and the battle turns into mutual striking among those present.