Shloka 27
अस्त्रयुद्धे द्रौणिपार्थसंघर्षः — Karṇa’s Bhārgavāstra and the Search for Yudhiṣṭhira
Chapter 45
बा्स्पत्य: सुविहितो नायकेन विपश्चिता । नृत्यतीव महाव्यूह: परेषां भयमादधत्,विद्वान् सेनापति कर्णके द्वारा बृहस्पतिकी बतायी हुई रीतिके अनुसार भलीभाँति रचा गया वह महान् व्यूह शत्रुओंके मनमें भय उत्पन्न करता हुआ नृत्य-सा कर रहा था
bārhaspatyaḥ suvihito nāyakena vipaścitā | nṛtyatīva mahāvyūhaḥ pareṣāṃ bhayam ādadat ||
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು— ಬೃಹಸ್ಪತಿ ಬೋಧಿಸಿದ ನೀತಿಯಂತೆ ಜ್ಞಾನಿಯಾದ ನಾಯಕನಿಂದ ಸುಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮವಾಗಿ ವಿನ್ಯಾಸಗೊಂಡ ಆ ಮಹಾವ್ಯೂಹವು ಶತ್ರುಗಳ ಮನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಭಯವನ್ನು ಹುಟ್ಟಿಸುತ್ತಾ ನೃತ್ಯದಂತೆ ಚಲಿಸುತ್ತಿತ್ತು।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that in warfare, disciplined organization guided by learned counsel is itself a force: a well-designed formation can intimidate and destabilize the enemy psychologically. Ethically, it points to the power—and responsibility—of intelligent leadership, since strategy can magnify harm even before direct combat.
Sañjaya describes a massive battle-array on the Kaurava side, arranged according to the Bṛhaspati tradition of tactics by a wise commander (contextually, under Karṇa’s command). The formation advances with coordinated, almost dance-like motion, and its very appearance and movement spreads fear among the opposing army.