Shloka 15
ते त्वास्थाय रथान् सर्वे बहुशस्त्रपरिच्छदान् । अभिष्नन्तो रथव्रातान् सेनायोगाय निर्ययु:
te tv āsthāya rathān sarve bahuśastra-paricchadān | abhiṣṇanto rathavrātān senāyogāya niryayuḥ ||
Duryodhana berkata: “Kemudian mereka semua menaiki kereta perang masing-masing, lengkap dengan pelbagai senjata dan kelengkapan. Dengan niat menumpaskan barisan pahlawan berkereta pihak lawan, mereka berangkat untuk menghimpun dan menyusun bala tentera.”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the momentum of conflict: once leaders choose hostility, resources and people are rapidly organized toward violence. Ethically, it underscores how intention (to destroy the enemy’s warriors) shapes collective action, foreshadowing the consequences of adharma-driven ambition.
Duryodhana reports that the warriors have mounted fully equipped chariots and gone out to gather and arrange the army, aiming to attack and destroy the opposing chariot-warriors.