Shloka 10
Droṇasya raudra-prayogaḥ
Droṇa’s intensified assault and the Pāṇḍava response
सैनापत्यं तु सम्प्राप्प भारद्वाजो महारथ: । युयुत्सु्व्यूह् सैन्यानि प्रायात् तव सुतैः सह,राजन! महारथी द्रोणाचार्य सेनापतिका पद पाकर अपनी सेनाकी व्यूह-रचना करके आपके पुत्रोंको साथ ले युद्धके लिये उत्सुक हो आगे बढ़े
senāpatyaṃ tu samprāpya bhāradvājo mahārathaḥ | yuyutsur vyūhya sainyāni prāyāt tava sutaiḥ saha rājān ||
Sañjaya said: Having obtained the command of the army, the great chariot-warrior Droṇa, son of Bhāradvāja, eager to fight, arranged the troops in battle-formation and advanced to battle together with your sons, O King. The verse underscores the formal transfer of martial authority and the deliberate, duty-bound escalation of the conflict through disciplined strategy rather than impulse alone.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined leadership in war: authority (senāpatya) entails responsibility to organize and act deliberately (vyūha), reflecting kṣatriya-duty and strategic order rather than chaotic violence.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Droṇa has assumed command of the Kaurava forces, arranged the troops into a battle formation, and advanced to fight alongside Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons.