Shloka 15
Droṇa’s Withdrawal, Death, and the Kaurava Rout (द्रोणनिधन-प्रसङ्गः)
सा भूय एव ध्वजिनी विभक्ता व्यरोचताग्निप्रभया निशायाम्
sā bhūya eva dhvajinī vibhaktā vyarocatāgniprabhayā niśāyām
Sañjaya sprach: Jenes Heer, abermals in Abteilungen gegliedert und geordnet, leuchtete in der Nacht mit einem Glanz wie Feuer; seine gereihten Reihen machten die Finsternis zu einem furchterregenden Schauspiel erneuerten Entschlusses und unablässigen Krieges.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how disciplined organization and collective resolve can make a force appear formidable; ethically, it also underscores the grim irony that human order and brilliance can be harnessed to intensify destruction, especially in war.
Sañjaya reports that the army has been reorganized into divisions again, and in the darkness of night its massed, ordered presence appears to glow like fire—signaling renewed readiness for continued fighting.