Shloka 7
अनीकव्यूहप्रतिव्यूहः
Counter-deployment of Divisions and the Opening Tumult
पुरोहिता: शत्रुवधं वदन्तो ब्रह्मर्षिसिद्धा: श्रुतववन्त एनम् । जप्यैश्न मन्त्रैश्न महौषधीभि: समन्ततः स्वस्त्ययनं ब्रुवन्त:
sañjaya uvāca | purohitāḥ śatruvadhaṃ vadanto brahmarṣi-siddhāḥ śrutavanto enam | japyaiś ca mantraiś ca mahauṣadhībhiḥ samantataḥ svastyayanaṃ bruvantaḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。経典に通じた祭官たちは、ブラフマリシ（梵仙）と成就者シッダたちと共に、敵を討ち滅ぼすための祝福を宣した。聖なるジャパの誦持、霊験あらたかなマントラ、そして優れた薬草によって、四方より吉祥の護りを招き、彼の安泰と勝利を祈願した。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the traditional dharmic support system around righteous warfare: victory is sought not only through arms but through disciplined sacred speech (japa, mantra), protective rites (svastyayana), and well-being measures (herbs). It frames battle as an arena where ethical intention and auspicious conduct are ritually reinforced.
Sañjaya reports that priests and spiritually accomplished figures are performing recitations and protective benedictions, invoking welfare and success—specifically the defeat of enemies—for the leader they are supporting (contextually the Pāṇḍava side, especially Yudhiṣṭhira).