Shloka 38
धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सात्यकि-अलम्बुसयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue; Account of Sātyaki vs Alambusa
बाह्विकाभ्याशतो युक्त कर्णस्य च महद् बलम् | अन्योन्येन हि सैन्यानि भिन्नान्येतानि सारथे,“बाह्लिकोंके पास ही उनसे जुड़ी हुई कर्णकी बड़ी भारी सेना खड़ी है। सारथे! ये सारी सेनाएँ एक-दूसरीसे भिन्न हैं
bāhvikābhyāśato yukta karṇasya ca mahad balam | anyonyena hi sainyāni bhinnānyetāni sārathe |
Sañjaya said: “Close by Bāhlīka stands Karṇa’s vast and formidable force, drawn up in close array. O charioteer, these armies here are separated into distinct bodies, each set apart from the other.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the practical ethics of battlefield awareness: recognizing how forces are arrayed and separated helps a leader avoid reckless engagement and act with discernment (viveka) amid chaos.
Sañjaya reports troop dispositions: near Bāhlīka stands Karṇa’s large contingent, and the surrounding armies are not a single mass but divided into distinct, mutually separate formations.