Shloka 22
Sainyasaṅgraha and Bhāga-Vyavasthā (Forces Assembled and Rival Allocations) | सैन्यसंग्रह-भागव्यवस्था
सहदेवस्तु माद्रेय: शूर: संक्रन्दनो युधि । स्वमंशं कल्पयामास श्यालं ते सुबलात्मजम्,महाराज! युद्धमें इन्द्रके समान पराक्रमी शूरवीर माद्रीनन्दन सहदेवने आपके साले सुबलपुत्र शकुनिको अपना भाग निश्चित किया है
sahadevas tu mādreyaḥ śūraḥ saṃkrandano yudhi | svam aṃśaṃ kalpayāmāsa śyālaṃ te subalātmajam, mahārāja |
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai Raja, Sahadeva—wira putera Mādrī, gagah laksana Indra di medan perang—telah menandai sebagai lawan yang diperuntukkan baginya ipar tuanku, Śakuni, putera Subala.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights personal accountability within dharma: a warrior consciously accepts a defined responsibility in a righteous conflict, directing his effort toward the agent of wrongdoing (Śakuni) rather than acting aimlessly or vindictively.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Sahadeva has chosen Śakuni—Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s brother-in-law and a key instigator of the feud—as the opponent he will personally take on when war begins.