Shloka 12
Adhyāya 152: Kaurava-sainyavibhāgaḥ
Division and Standardization of the Kaurava Host
विराटद्रुपदौ चैव कृतवैराी मया सह । तौ च सेनाप्रणेतारौ वासुदेववशानुगौ,“विराट और ट्रुपद तो मेरे साथ पहलेसे ही वैर रखते हैं। वे दोनों पाण्डव-सेनाके संचालक तथा श्रीकृष्णकी आज्ञाके अधीन रहनेवाले हैं
virāṭa-drupadau caiva kṛta-vairau mayā saha | tau ca senā-praṇetārau vāsudeva-vaśānugau ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: «إنَّ فيرَاطا ودروبادا قد أصبحا منذ زمنٍ عدوَّين مُقسِمَين عليَّ. ثم إنهما قائدَان يوجِّهان قوات أبناء باندو، ويتصرّفان طاعةً لمشيئة فاسوديفا (كريشنا).»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how political and military alignments are shaped by prior enmities and by chosen allegiance: leaders who command armies may still be guided by a higher authority (here, Vāsudeva), implying that strategy and loyalty can outweigh personal autonomy in moments of dharmic crisis.
Vaiśampāyana reports a statement emphasizing that Virāṭa and Drupada stand opposed to the speaker and that they are not merely allies of the Pāṇḍavas but active military directors who follow Kṛṣṇa’s direction—underscoring the consolidation of the Pāṇḍava coalition before the great war.