Shloka 16
पश्य व्यूहं महेष्वास निर्मितं सागरोपमम् । प्रतिव्यूहं त्वमपि हि कुरु पार्षत सत्वरम्,“महाधनुर्धर ट्रपदकुमार! देखो, शत्रुसेनाका व्यूह सागरके समान बनाया गया है। तुम भी उसके मुकाबिलेमें शीघ्र ही अपनी सेनाका व्यूह बना लो'
sañjaya uvāca | paśya vyūhaṃ maheṣvāsa nirmitaṃ sāgaropamam | prativyūhaṃ tvam api hi kuru pārṣata satvaram ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai pemanah agung, lihatlah susunan perang ini, dibentuk laksana lautan—luas dan dalam. Wahai putera Pṛṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna), engkau juga segera aturkan susunan balas.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-duty expressed as alert leadership: one must clearly assess an opponent’s strategy and respond promptly with an appropriate counter-measure, without panic or delay.
Sañjaya reports that the enemy has arranged a vast, formidable battle-formation likened to the ocean, and he urges Dhṛṣṭadyumna to quickly form a counter-formation for the Pāṇḍava forces.