Shloka 3
अनीकव्यूहप्रतिव्यूहः
Counter-deployment of Divisions and the Opening Tumult
मध्ये शिखण्डिनो<नीकं रक्षितं सव्यसाचिना । धृष्टय्युम्नश्नरन्ञग्रे भीमसेनेन पालित:,व्यूहके मध्यभागमें सव्यसाची अर्जुनद्वारा सुरक्षित शिखण्डीकी सेना थी और अग्रभागमें भीमसेनद्वारा पालित धृष्टद्युम्न विचरण कर रहे थे
madhye śikhaṇḍino 'nīkaṃ rakṣitaṃ savyasācinā | dhṛṣṭadyumnaś carann agre bhīmasenena pālitaḥ ||
Sañjaya reported that in the very middle of the battle-array stood Śikhaṇḍinī’s division, kept under the protection of Arjuna, the ambidextrous archer; and at the front moved Dhṛṣṭadyumna, guarded by Bhīmasena.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in warfare, action is framed by responsibility: leaders arrange protection and placement so that power is used with foresight—guarding crucial agents and ensuring the vanguard is supported, reflecting disciplined, duty-bound conduct rather than reckless violence.
Sañjaya describes the Pāṇḍava battle-array: Śikhaṇḍinī’s contingent is positioned in the center under Arjuna’s protection, while Dhṛṣṭadyumna advances at the front with Bhīma as his protector.