Shloka 13
कुरुक्षेत्रे सेनानिवेशवृत्तान्तः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Questions Saṃjaya on the Deployed Armies
सेनाप्रणेतृन् विधिवदभ्यषिज्चद् युधिष्ठिर: । सर्वसेनापतिं चात्र धृष्टद्युम्नं चकार ह
senāpraṇetṝn vidhivad abhyasiñcad yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | sarvasenāpatiṁ cātra dhṛṣṭadyumnaṁ cakāra ha ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Yudhiṣṭhira, menurut tata cara yang ditetapkan, menobatkan para pemimpin tentera dengan sempurna; dan di situ juga baginda melantik Dhṛṣṭadyumna sebagai panglima tertinggi seluruh angkatan. Perbuatan itu menegaskan bahawa pihak Pāṇḍava tetap berpegang pada prosedur yang sah dan kepimpinan yang bertanggungjawab meskipun perang kian tidak terelakkan.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in the approach to war, rightful governance requires actions to be done vidhivat—by established norms—so that authority is legitimate, responsibilities are clear, and violence is not undertaken as mere impulse but under accountable leadership.
Yudhiṣṭhira performs formal consecrations for the army’s leaders and then appoints Dhṛṣṭadyumna as the overall commander-in-chief of the Pandava forces.