Shloka 11
भीष्म-द्रोणादिभिः पाण्डवसेनाक्षयकाल-निर्णयः | Time-estimates for the depletion of the Pāṇḍava forces
Bhīṣma–Droṇa council
ते समेत्य यथान्यायं धार्तराष्ट्रा महाबला: । कुरुक्षेत्रस्य पश्चार्थे व्यवातिष्ठन्त दंशिता:
te sametya yathānyāyaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrā mahābalāḥ | kurukṣetrasya paścārthe vyavātiṣṭhanta daṃśitāḥ ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ບຸດທັງຫຼາຍຂອງ ທຣິຕຣາສຕຣະ ຜູ້ມີກຳລັງຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ ໄດ້ຊຸມນຸມກັນຕາມລຳດັບອັນຄວນ ສວມເກາະ ແລະ ອາວຸດຄົບຖ້ວນ ແລ້ວເຂົ້າປະຈຳຕຳແໜ່ງຢູ່ດ້ານຕາເວັນຕົກຂອງ ກຸຣຸເກສຕຣະ. ພາບນັ້ນສະທ້ອນການຕຽມພ້ອມຢ່າງມີວິໄນ ໃນຂະນະທີ່ການປະທະທາງທຳມະ ແລະ ສິດໃນການປົກຄອງ ຍັງຄົງຄ່ອຍໆເປີດເຜີຍຕໍ່ໄປ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that even in an unrighteous or contested cause, participants may display strict external discipline and proper procedure. It invites reflection on the difference between orderly conduct (nīti in practice) and the deeper question of dharma—whether the underlying aim is just.
The Kaurava side (Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons and their forces) assembles and, properly arranged and fully armed, takes position on the western part of Kurukṣetra, indicating the formal readiness and deployment of troops before the impending conflict.