Shloka 10
Sainyavinyāsa–Lakṣaṇa (Disposition of Armies and Battlefield Omens) | सैन्यविन्यास–लक्षणम्
तस्य सैन्ये धार्तराष्ट्रा श्न सर्वे बाह्लीकानामेकदेश: शलश्न | ये चाम्बष्ठा: क्षत्रिया ये च सिन्धो- स्तथा सौवीरा: पञ्चनदाश्व शूरा:
tasya sainye dhārtarāṣṭrāś ca sarve bāhlīkānām ekadeśaḥ śalaś ca | ye cāmbaṣṭhāḥ kṣatriyā ye ca sindhos tathā sauvīrāḥ pañcanadāś ca śūrāḥ ||
Sañjaya melaporkan: Dalam bala tentara itu ada semua putra Dhṛtarāṣṭra, satu kontingen dari Bāhlīka, dan Śala; juga para Kṣatriya Ambaṣṭha, para prajurit dari negeri Sindhu, kaum Sauvīra, serta para pahlawan dari wilayah Pañcanada.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how adharma-driven conflict can expand through political alliances: many regions and warrior groups become implicated, showing that war’s moral burden and consequences spread beyond the original disputants.
Sañjaya is cataloguing the Kaurava forces for Dhṛtarāṣṭra, naming allied peoples and warriors present in the army—Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons along with contingents from Bāhlīka, Śala, the Ambaṣṭhas, Sindhu, Sauvīra, and Pañcanada.