Shloka 27
Bhīṣma-parva Adhyāya 16 — Saṃjaya’s Boon, Bhīṣma’s Protection, and the Dawn Arraying of Armies
नैव नस्तादृशो राजन दृष्टपूर्वो न च श्रुत: । अनीकानां समेतानां कौरवाणां तथाविध:,राजन्! कौरवोंकी इतनी बड़ी सेनाका वैसा संगठन मैंने पहले कभी न तो देखा था और नसुना ही था
naiva nas tādṛśo rājan dṛṣṭapūrvo na ca śrutaḥ | anīkānāṁ sametānāṁ kauravāṇāṁ tathāvidhaḥ ||
Wahai Raja, susunan seperti ini belum pernah kulihat, bahkan belum pernah pula kudengar: bala Kaurava, dengan banyak divisi yang berhimpun, tersusun dalam formasi yang demikian.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse does not give a direct moral injunction, but it frames the ethical gravity of the coming conflict by emphasizing the unprecedented scale and disciplined organization of the Kaurava host—suggesting how immense power, once mobilized, magnifies the consequences of adharma and the suffering of war.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra about the battlefield preparations, expressing astonishment that he has never seen or heard of such a massive, well-organized deployment of the assembled Kaurava divisions.