Shloka 1
पाण्डवसेनानायकाभिषेकः तथा बलरामागमन-उपदेशः | Appointment of Pandava Commanders and Balarama’s Counsel
भीकम (2 अमान पञ्चपञ्चाशर्दाधिकशततमो& ध्याय: दुर्योधनके द्वारा सेनाओंका विभाजन और पृथक्-पृथक् अक्षौहिणियोंके सेनापतियोंका अभिषेक वैशम्पायन उवाच व्युष्टायां वै रजन्यां हि राजा दुर्योधनस्तत: । व्यभजत् तान्यनीकानि दश चैकं च भारत
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
vyuṣṭāyāṃ vai rajanyāṃ hi rājā duryodhanas tataḥ |
vyabhajat tāny anīkāni daśa caikaṃ ca bhārata ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Cuando la noche hubo pasado y llegó el alba, el rey Duryodhana dividió entonces aquellas formaciones de combate—diez y una más, oh Bhārata—ordenando así sus fuerzas para la guerra venidera.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that large-scale harm begins with deliberate planning: leadership decisions—how forces are organized and deployed—carry ethical responsibility, because intention and preparation are part of the moral causality of war.
At dawn, Duryodhana organizes his forces by dividing the military formations—understood in context as the arrangement of his eleven akṣauhiṇīs—preparing the Kaurava side for the impending conflict.