Shloka 146
कुरुक्षेत्रे सेनानिवेशवृत्तान्तः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Questions Saṃjaya on the Deployed Armies
सेनापतिपतिं चक्रे गुडाकेशं धनंजयम् । तदनन्तर उन्होंने निद्राविजयी वीर धनंजयको उन समस्त महामना वीर सेनापतियोंका भी अधिपति बना दिया
senāpatipatiṁ cakre guḍākeśaṁ dhanañjayam |
তদনন্তর নিদ্রাজয়ী গুড়াকেশ ধনঞ্জয় (অর্জুন)কে সকল সেনাপতিরও অধিপতি—অর্থাৎ সর্বোচ্চ সেনানায়ক—নিযুক্ত করা হল।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Effective and dharmic conduct in war requires unified command under a leader marked by competence and self-mastery; the epithet Guḍākeśa highlights inner discipline as a qualification for outer command.
After preceding arrangements, Arjuna (Dhanañjaya/Guḍākeśa) is appointed as the chief over the army’s commanders, placing overall military direction and responsibility in his hands.