Shloka 16
भीमसेन-दुर्योधन-प्रहारः तथा घटोत्कचमायाप्रादुर्भावः | Bhīmasena–Duryodhana Clash and the Manifestation of Ghaṭotkaca’s Māyā
पश्य व्यूहं महेष्वास निर्मितं सागरोपमम् । प्रतिव्यूहं त्वमपि हि कुरु पार्षत सत्वरम्
sañjaya uvāca | paśya vyūhaṃ maheṣvāsa nirmitaṃ sāgaropamam | prativyūhaṃ tvam api hi kuru pārṣata satvaram ||
महाधनुर्धर द्रुपदकुमार! देखो, शत्रुसेना का व्यूह सागर के समान बनाया गया है। तुम भी उसके मुकाबिले में शीघ्र ही अपनी सेना का प्रतिव्यूह रचो।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-duty expressed as alert leadership: one must clearly assess an opponent’s strategy and respond promptly with an appropriate counter-measure, without panic or delay.
Sañjaya reports that the enemy has arranged a vast, formidable battle-formation likened to the ocean, and he urges Dhṛṣṭadyumna to quickly form a counter-formation for the Pāṇḍava forces.