Shloka 10
Sainyavinyāsa–Lakṣaṇa (Disposition of Armies and Battlefield Omens) | सैन्यविन्यास–लक्षणम्
तस्य सैन्ये धार्तराष्ट्रा श्न सर्वे बाह्लीकानामेकदेश: शलश्न | ये चाम्बष्ठा: क्षत्रिया ये च सिन्धो- स्तथा सौवीरा: पञ्चनदाश्व शूरा:,उनकी सेनामें आपके सभी पुत्र, बाह्नीकसेनाका एक अंश, शल और अम्बष्ठ, सौवीर, सिन्धु तथा पंचनद देशके शूरवीर क्षत्रिय विद्यमान थे
tasya sainye dhārtarāṣṭrāś ca sarve bāhlīkānām ekadeśaḥ śalaś ca | ye cāmbaṣṭhāḥ kṣatriyā ye ca sindhos tathā sauvīrāḥ pañcanadāś ca śūrāḥ ||
Sañjaya reports that within that army were all the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, along with a contingent from the Bāhlīkas, and Śala; and also the valiant Kṣatriyas of the Ambaṣṭhas, as well as warriors from the Sindhu country, the Sauvīras, and the heroes of the Pañcanada region. The verse underscores how the Kaurava host is strengthened by many allied peoples, widening the moral and political scope of the coming war beyond a single family feud.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how adharma-driven conflict can expand through political alliances: many regions and warrior groups become implicated, showing that war’s moral burden and consequences spread beyond the original disputants.
Sañjaya is cataloguing the Kaurava forces for Dhṛtarāṣṭra, naming allied peoples and warriors present in the army—Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons along with contingents from Bāhlīka, Śala, the Ambaṣṭhas, Sindhu, Sauvīra, and Pañcanada.