Shloka 10
Adhyāya 152: Kaurava-sainyavibhāgaḥ
Division and Standardization of the Kaurava Host
इष्टो हि वासुदेवस्य पाण्डवैर्मम विग्रह: । भीमसेनार्जुनी चैव दाशार्हस्य मते स्थितौ
iṣṭo hi vāsudevasya pāṇḍavair mama vigrahaḥ | bhīmasenārjunī caiva dāśārhasya mate sthitau ||
ବାସୁଦେବ ସତ୍ୟସତ୍ୟ ଏହି ଇଚ୍ଛା କରନ୍ତି ଯେ ପାଣ୍ଡବମାନଙ୍କ ସହିତ ମୋର ସଂଘର୍ଷ ହେଉ। ଏବଂ ଭୀମସେନ ଓ ଅର୍ଜୁନ—ସେଇ ଦୁଇ ଭାଇ ଦାଶାର୍ହ (ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣ)ଙ୍କ ମତ ଓ ଅଭିପ୍ରାୟରେ ଦୃଢ଼ଭାବେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how decisive counsel and allegiance shape the course of dharma and conflict: Kṛṣṇa’s strategic intention is presented as favoring a confrontation with the Pāṇḍavas, while Bhīma and Arjuna are portrayed as firmly aligned with his guidance—suggesting that moral-political outcomes in the epic often turn on trusted leadership and chosen loyalties.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations and maneuvering, the narrator reports a perception that Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva) desires a clash involving the Pāṇḍavas, and that Bhīma and Arjuna stand with Kṛṣṇa’s position—indicating the consolidation of the Pāṇḍava side around Kṛṣṇa’s counsel as war becomes imminent.