Mahabharata — Karna Parva, Shloka 1
अस्त्रयुद्धे द्रौणिपार्थसंघर्षः — Karṇa’s Bhārgavāstra and the Search for Yudhiṣṭhira
Chapter 45
अपन क्ाता बछ। अर: - विभिन्न जातियोंके कर्मको अपनानेके कारण वह उन जातियोंके नामसे निर्दिष्ट होने लगता है। षट्चत्वारिशो5 ध्याय: कौरव-सेनाकी व्यूह-रचना
sañjaya uvāca | tataḥ parānīkasahaṃ vyūham apratimaṃ kṛtam | samīkṣya karṇaḥ pārthānāṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnābhirakṣitam |
संजय म्हणाला—त्यानंतर शत्रुसैन्यासह रचलेला तो अनुपम व्यूह पाहून कर्णाने धृष्टद्युम्नाच्या संरक्षणाखाली पांडुपुत्रांना पाहिले.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a war narrative, attention is drawn to order, protection, and responsibility: formations are not random violence but organized action under leaders who bear ethical and strategic accountability for those they guard.
Sanjaya reports that Karna examines an incomparable battle-formation and observes that the Pāṇḍavas are being protected by Dhṛṣṭadyumna, setting the stage for Karna’s ensuing tactical response.