Shloka 10
Adhyāya 111 (Book 6): Daśama-dina-saṃgrāma—Bhīṣma’s Counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira and the Śikhaṇḍin-Led Advance
एवं व्यूह्ू महासैन्यं पाण्डवास्तव वाहिनीम् | अभ्यद्रवन्त संग्रामे त्यक्त्वा जीवितमात्मन:
evaṁ vyūhya mahāsainyaṁ pāṇḍavās tava vāhinīm | abhyadravanta saṅgrāme tyaktvā jīvitam ātmanaḥ ||
ಹೀಗೆ ಪಾಂಡವರು ತಮ್ಮ ಮಹಾಸೈನ್ಯವನ್ನು ವ್ಯೂಹವಾಗಿ ಸಜ್ಜುಗೊಳಿಸಿ, ಯುದ್ಧದಲ್ಲಿ ತಮ್ಮ ಜೀವಿತದ ಆಸಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ತ್ಯಜಿಸಿ, ನಿಮ್ಮ ಸೇನೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಧಾವಿಸಿದರು।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a warrior-ethic aligned with dharma: once committed to a righteous battle, one must act with steadfast resolve, relinquishing fear and clinging to personal survival. It frames courage as disciplined detachment rather than recklessness.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāṇḍavas, after arranging their large force into a battle formation, surged forward and attacked the Kaurava army, entering combat with a readiness to risk their lives.