Shloka 10
Adhyāya 152: Kaurava-sainyavibhāgaḥ
Division and Standardization of the Kaurava Host
इष्टो हि वासुदेवस्य पाण्डवैर्मम विग्रह: । भीमसेनार्जुनी चैव दाशार्हस्य मते स्थितौ,*वास्तवमें श्रीकृष्ण यही चाहते हैं कि पाण्डवोंके साथ मेरा युद्ध हो। भीमसेन और अर्जन--से दोनों भाई तो श्रीकृष्णके ही मतमें रहनेवाले हैं
iṣṭo hi vāsudevasya pāṇḍavair mama vigrahaḥ | bhīmasenārjunī caiva dāśārhasya mate sthitau ||
Vaiśampāyana dijo: «En verdad, Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) desea que yo entre en conflicto con los Pāṇḍava. Y Bhīmasena y Arjuna, esos dos hermanos, se mantienen firmes en el consejo y la intención del Dāśārha (Kṛṣṇa)».
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how decisive counsel and allegiance shape the course of dharma and conflict: Kṛṣṇa’s strategic intention is presented as favoring a confrontation with the Pāṇḍavas, while Bhīma and Arjuna are portrayed as firmly aligned with his guidance—suggesting that moral-political outcomes in the epic often turn on trusted leadership and chosen loyalties.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations and maneuvering, the narrator reports a perception that Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva) desires a clash involving the Pāṇḍavas, and that Bhīma and Arjuna stand with Kṛṣṇa’s position—indicating the consolidation of the Pāṇḍava side around Kṛṣṇa’s counsel as war becomes imminent.