Shloka 5
Arjuna’s Surrender and Kṛṣṇa’s Instruction on the Imperishable Self, Svadharma, and Karma-Yoga
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संहतानामनीकानां व्यूढानां भरतर्षभ । संसर्गात् समुदीर्णानां विमर्द: सुमहानभूत्
saṃhatānām anīkānāṃ vyūḍhānāṃ bharatarṣabha | saṃsargāt samudīrṇānāṃ vimardaḥ sumahān abhūt ||
Sañjaya said: “O bull of the Bharatas, when the massed battle-formations—arrayed in ordered ranks and roused for combat—came into close contact, a very great and crushing melee arose.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when armies are disciplined and act under the banner of duty, war’s momentum rapidly produces immense destruction; the verse underscores the ethical gravity and human cost that accompany martial engagement.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the two sides, drawn up in formations and stirred for battle, have met in close contact, and a massive, chaotic melee has erupted.