Shloka 12
द्रोणस्य सुपर्णव्यूहः — युधिष्ठिरप्रत्यव्यूहः
Droṇa’s Suparṇa Formation and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Counter-array
आत्मन: प्रतिरूपैस्तैर्नानारूपैरविमोहिता: । अन्योन्येनार्जुनं मत्वा स्वमात्मानं च जध्निरे,अपने ही समान आकृतिवाले उन नाना रूपोंसे मोहित हो वे एक-दूसरेको अर्जुन मानकर अपने तथा अपने ही सैनिकोंपर प्रहार करने लगे
ātmanaḥ pratirūpais tair nānārūpair avimohitāḥ | anyonyenārjunaṁ matvā svam ātmānaṁ ca jadhnire ||
নিজৰেই সদৃশ সেই নানা ৰূপত মোহিত হৈ তেওঁলোকে পৰস্পৰক অৰ্জুন বুলি ভাবি ভ্ৰমত নিজৰ সৈন্যসকলৰ ওপৰত—এমনকি নিজৰ ওপৰতেও—আঘাত কৰিবলৈ ধৰিলে।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
When discernment is lost through moha (delusion), even trained warriors misread reality and turn violence upon their own side and themselves. The verse highlights the ethical and practical catastrophe that follows from भ्रम (misperception): dharma in action depends on clear recognition of who and what one is acting upon.
Sañjaya describes a battlefield confusion where many look-alike forms resembling Arjuna appear. The opposing warriors, unable to distinguish correctly, assume each other to be Arjuna and begin attacking indiscriminately—harming their own troops and even themselves amid the chaos.