Shloka 6
Chapter 19: Prativyūha of the Pāṇḍavas — Vajra (Acala) Formation and Dawn Omens
एतद् वचनमाज्ञाय महर्षेव्यूह पाण्डव । एतच्छुत्वा धर्मराजं प्रत्यभाषत पाण्डव:
etad vacanam ājñāya maharṣer vyūha pāṇḍava | etac chrutvā dharmarājaṁ pratyabhāṣata pāṇḍavaḥ || pāṇḍunandana! maharṣike asya kathanopari vicāra kṛtvā tvam api svasyāḥ senāyāḥ vyūhaṁ kuru | dharmarājasya etāṁ vācam śrutvā pāṇḍuputro 'rjunaḥ tān evaṁ pratyuvāca ||
संजय बोले—महर्षि के व्यूह-विन्यास संबंधी वचन को समझकर धर्मराज युधिष्ठिर ने कहा—“पाण्डुनन्दन! महर्षि ने जो कहा है, उस पर विचार करके तुम भी अपनी सेना का व्यूह रचो।” धर्मराज की यह बात सुनकर पाण्डुपुत्र अर्जुन ने उन्हें इस प्रकार उत्तर दिया।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, action should be guided by disciplined reflection and rightful leadership: Dharmarāja urges Arjuna to consider wise counsel and then act responsibly by arranging the army’s formation.
Sañjaya narrates that after grasping a sage’s guidance about military arrays, Yudhiṣṭhira tells Arjuna to think it through and organize the Pāṇḍava forces; Arjuna then begins his reply.