Shloka 13
द्रोणस्य सुपर्णव्यूहः — युधिष्ठिरप्रत्यव्यूहः
Droṇa’s Suparṇa Formation and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Counter-array
अयमर्जुनो<यं गोविन्द इमौ पाण्डवयादवौ । इति ब्रुवाणा: सम्मूढा जध्नुरन्योन्यमाहवे,ये अर्जुन हैं, ये श्रीकृष्ण हैं, ये दोनों अर्जुन और श्रीकृष्ण हैं--इस प्रकार बोलते हुए वे मोहाच्छन्न हो युद्धमें एक-दूसरेपर आघात करने लगे
ayam arjuno ’yaṃ govinda imau pāṇḍava-yādavau | iti bruvāṇāḥ sammūḍhā jadhnur anyonyam āhave ||
サンジャヤは言った。「これはアルジュナだ、これはゴーヴィンダだ、この二人こそパーンダヴァとヤーダヴァだ。」そう口々に叫びつつ、迷妄に覆われた戦士たちは戦場で互いに襲いかかり、斬り結んだ。この光景は、戦における混乱と誤認が分別を覆し、人を自滅の暴力へと駆り立てることを示している。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
When perception is distorted by moha (delusion), even clear identities and loyalties collapse, leading to adharma-like outcomes such as mutual violence. The verse highlights the ethical danger of confusion in war: loss of discrimination (viveka) can make combatants harm their own side and abandon right conduct.
Sañjaya reports that fighters on the battlefield, bewildered, keep pointing out and naming Arjuna and Govinda, and in that confused state they begin attacking one another. The line depicts a moment of chaos where recognition fails and the battle turns into mutual striking among those present.