Shloka 3
अनीकव्यूहप्रतिव्यूहः
Counter-deployment of Divisions and the Opening Tumult
मध्ये शिखण्डिनो<नीकं रक्षितं सव्यसाचिना । धृष्टय्युम्नश्नरन्ञग्रे भीमसेनेन पालित:
madhye śikhaṇḍino 'nīkaṃ rakṣitaṃ savyasācinā | dhṛṣṭadyumnaś carann agre bhīmasenena pālitaḥ ||
サンジャヤは語った。「陣の中央には、両手にて射るサヴィヤサーチー・アルジュナに守られたシカンディニーの軍があり、前面には、ビーマセーナに護られてドリシュタデュムナが進み動いていた。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in warfare, action is framed by responsibility: leaders arrange protection and placement so that power is used with foresight—guarding crucial agents and ensuring the vanguard is supported, reflecting disciplined, duty-bound conduct rather than reckless violence.
Sañjaya describes the Pāṇḍava battle-array: Śikhaṇḍinī’s contingent is positioned in the center under Arjuna’s protection, while Dhṛṣṭadyumna advances at the front with Bhīma as his protector.