Shloka 11
धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सैन्यप्रशंसा, भेदनवृत्तान्त-प्रश्नः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Praise of the Host and Inquiry after the Breach
तेष्वनीकेषु सर्वेषु स्थितेष्वाहवनन्दिषु । भारद्वाजो महाराज जयद्रथमथाब्रवीत्,महाराज! युद्धसे प्रसन्न होनेवाले उन समस्त सैनिकोंके व्यूहबद्ध हो जानेपर द्रोणाचार्यने जयद्रथसे कहा--
teṣv anīkeṣu sarveṣu sthiteṣv āhavanandiṣu | bhāradvājo mahārāja jayadratham athābravīt ||
Sanjaya said: When all those battle-formations had taken their positions—those troops exulting in the prospect of combat—Drona, the son of Bharadvāja, addressed Jayadratha: “O King …” (thus beginning his instruction in the midst of the arrayed armies).
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the ethical tension of war: once armies are arrayed and eager for combat, leaders’ words carry heightened moral weight. Drona’s address to Jayadratha signals that strategy and duty (kṣatriya-dharma) are about to be invoked, reminding that decisions made at the moment of engagement shape both outcome and responsibility.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the troops have formed up in their battle arrays and are eager for fighting. At that moment, Drona (called Bhāradvāja) turns to Jayadratha and begins speaking to him, setting up the next instruction or command within the unfolding battle scene.