Shloka 1
धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सैन्यप्रशंसा, भेदनवृत्तान्त-प्रश्नः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Praise of the Host and Inquiry after the Breach
सप्ताशीतितमोब ध्याय: कौरव-सैनिकोंका उत्साह तथा आचार्य द्रोणके द्वारा चक्रशकटवब्यूहका निर्माण संजय उवाच तस्यां निशायां व्युष्टायां द्रोण: शस्त्रभूतां वर: । स्वान्यनीकानि सर्वाणि प्राक्रामद् व्यूहितुं ततः,संजय कहते हैं--राजन्! वह रात बीतनेपर प्रात:काल शणस्त्रधारियोंमें श्रेष्ठ द्रोणाचार्यने अपनी सारी सेनाओंका व्यूह बनाना आरम्भ किया
sañjaya uvāca | tasyāṃ niśāyāṃ vyuṣṭāyāṃ droṇaḥ śastrabhūtāṃ varaḥ | svāny anīkāni sarvāṇi prākrāmad vyūhituṃ tataḥ ||
Sanjaya said: O King, when that night had passed and morning came, Droṇa—foremost among those who are as weapons in war—set about arranging all his own divisions into battle formation. The verse marks the deliberate, disciplined beginning of a new phase of combat, where strategy and command are marshalled to direct collective violence toward a chosen end.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, action is not portrayed as mere impulse: it is organized under leadership and strategy. The verse highlights disciplined command—how collective force is deliberately arranged—inviting reflection on responsibility and the ethical weight borne by those who direct violence.
After the night ends and morning arrives, Droṇa begins deploying all his troop-divisions into a formal battle array (vyūha), signaling the start of planned operations for the day’s fighting.