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 ||
Sañjaya berkata: Setelah memahami petunjuk sang maharsi tentang penataan formasi, Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira berkata, “Wahai putra Pāṇḍu! Renungkan apa yang telah diucapkan resi agung itu, dan susunlah pula formasi bagi pasukanmu.” Mendengar kata-kata Dharmarāja, Arjuna putra Pāṇḍu menjawab demikian.
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.