Shloka 1
भीकम (2 अमान पञ्चपञ्चाशर्दाधिकशततमो& ध्याय: दुर्योधनके द्वारा सेनाओंका विभाजन और पृथक्-पृथक् अक्षौहिणियोंके सेनापतियोंका अभिषेक वैशम्पायन उवाच व्युष्टायां वै रजन्यां हि राजा दुर्योधनस्तत: । व्यभजत् तान्यनीकानि दश चैकं च भारत,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! रात बीतनेपर जब सबेरा हुआ, तब राजा दुर्योधनने अपनी ग्यारह अक्षौहिणी सेनाओंका विभाग किया
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
vyuṣṭāyāṃ vai rajanyāṃ hi rājā duryodhanas tataḥ |
vyabhajat tāny anīkāni daśa caikaṃ ca bhārata ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Apabila malam telah berlalu dan fajar menyingsing, Raja Duryodhana pun membahagikan formasi-formasi tempur itu—sepuluh dan satu lagi, wahai Bhārata—lalu menyusun bala tenteranya bagi perang yang bakal tiba.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that large-scale harm begins with deliberate planning: leadership decisions—how forces are organized and deployed—carry ethical responsibility, because intention and preparation are part of the moral causality of war.
At dawn, Duryodhana organizes his forces by dividing the military formations—understood in context as the arrangement of his eleven akṣauhiṇīs—preparing the Kaurava side for the impending conflict.