Shloka 11
पादयोस्तु महाराज स्थित: श्रीमान् महारथ: । कुन्तिभोज: शतानीको महत्या सेनयावृत:,महाराज! उसके दोनों पैरोंकी जगह महारथी श्रीमान् कुन्तिभोज और विशाल सेनासहित शतानीक खड़े थे
pādayos tu mahārāja sthitaḥ śrīmān mahārathaḥ | kuntibhojaḥ śatānīko mahatyā senayāvṛtaḥ ||
សញ្ជ័យបាននិយាយថា៖ «ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ! នៅត្រង់ជើងទាំងពីររបស់គាត់ មានមហារថីដ៏រុងរឿង សតានីកៈ នៃវង្សកុន្ទិភោជ ឈរជាមួយកងទ័ពធំមហិមា»។
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ordered placement of warriors around a central commander, reflecting kṣatriya discipline: personal valor is framed within collective responsibility, hierarchy, and strategic protection in war.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra the battlefield disposition: an illustrious mahāratha named Śatānīka, associated with the Kuntibhoja line, is positioned at the feet (i.e., the lower/front protective sector) of the main leader, surrounded by a large force.