Shloka 4
भीष्मभीमसमागमः — Bhīṣma–Bhīma Strategic Engagement and Counsel to the King
बृहदूबलश्न कौसल्यश्रित्रसेनो विविंशति: । रथाश्न बहुसाहस्रा: शोभनाश्न महाध्वजा:
sañjaya uvāca |
bṛhadbalaś ca kauśalyaś citraseno viviṁśatiḥ |
rathāś ca bahusāhasrāḥ śobhanāś ca mahādhvajāḥ ||
कोसलचा राजा बृहद्बल, चित्रसेन आणि विविंशति येथे आहेत; तसेच उंच ध्वजांनी शोभणारे अनेक सहस्र रथही उपस्थित आहेत.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how war is framed through numbers, allies, and spectacle (chariots and banners). Ethically, it hints at the contrast between external might and the inner burden of adharma that accompanies a destructive kin-war.
Sañjaya continues reporting to Dhṛtarāṣṭra the composition and strength of the Kaurava forces, naming key allies/warriors and emphasizing the immense chariot contingent with prominent banners.