Shloka 25
धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सैन्यप्रशंसा, भेदनवृत्तान्त-प्रश्नः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Praise of the Host and Inquiry after the Breach
एवमेतं महाव्यूहं व्यूह[ द्रोणो व्यवस्थित: । सूचीमुखे महेष्वास: कृतवर्मा व्यवस्थित:,इस प्रकार इस महाव्यूहकी रचना करके द्रोणाचार्य युद्धके लिये तैयार खड़े थे। सूचीमुख व्यूहके प्रमुख भागमें महाधनुर्धर कृतवर्मा खड़ा किया गया था
evam etaṁ mahāvyūhaṁ vyūhya droṇo vyavasthitaḥ | sūcīmukhe maheṣvāsaḥ kṛtavarmā vyavasthitaḥ ||
ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਉਸ ਮਹਾਨ ਯੁੱਧ-ਵਿਊਹ ਨੂੰ ਸਜਾ ਕੇ ਦ੍ਰੋਣਾਚਾਰਯ ਯੁੱਧ ਲਈ ਤਿਆਰ ਖੜੇ ਸਨ। ਅਤੇ ‘ਸੂਚੀਮੁਖ’ ਭਾਗ ਦੇ ਅੱਗੇਲੇ ਸਥਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਹਾਧਨੁਰਧਰ ਕ੍ਰਿਤਵਰਮਾ ਨੂੰ ਤਾਇਨਾਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of command in war: leaders arrange forces with deliberate intent, and skilled warriors are placed where their prowess will most affect outcomes. It implicitly underscores kṣatriya-dharma—readiness, discipline, and strategic responsibility—while reminding that such organization serves a larger, morally fraught conflict.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Droṇa has completed the arrangement of a major battle-formation and is standing prepared. Within the sharp, forward ‘needle-point’ section of that array, Kṛtavarmā, renowned as a great archer, is positioned as a key combatant.