Shloka 10
अभिशद्यत ततो व्यूहस्तस्मिन् वीरसमागमे । सर्वेषामेव सैन्यानामासीद् व्यतिकरो महान्,वीरोंके इस संघर्षमें सेनाओंका व्यूह भंग हो गया और सभी सैनिकोंका आपसमें महान् सम्मिश्रण हो गया
abhiśadyata tato vyūhas tasmin vīrasamāgame | sarveṣām eva sainyānām āsīd vyatikaro mahān ||
Kemudian, dalam pertemuan para kesatria itu, formasi tempur pun pecah; di antara seluruh bala tentara timbul percampuran besar—kawan dan lawan berdesakan dalam pertempuran jarak dekat yang kacau.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how quickly structured order (vyūha) collapses under the pressure of intense combat, turning strategy into chaotic entanglement (vyatikara). Ethically, it underscores the human cost of war: once formations break, discrimination between sides becomes harder, and violence escalates through confusion.
Sañjaya reports that during the fierce clash of heroes, the arranged battle formation was disrupted. As a result, the troops of all sides became thoroughly mixed together, producing a large-scale melee rather than orderly, separated lines.