Shloka 10
भीष्मधनंजयद्वैरथम्
Bhīṣma–Dhanaṃjaya Duel and the Opening Clash
अभिशद्यत ततो व्यूहस्तस्मिन् वीरसमागमे । सर्वेषामेव सैन्यानामासीद् व्यतिकरो महान्,वीरोंके इस संघर्षमें सेनाओंका व्यूह भंग हो गया और सभी सैनिकोंका आपसमें महान् सम्मिश्रण हो गया
abhiśadyata tato vyūhas tasmin vīrasamāgame | sarveṣām eva sainyānām āsīd vyatikaro mahān ||
Sañjaya disse: Então, naquele ajuntamento de heróis, a formação de batalha foi despedaçada, e entre todos os exércitos surgiu uma grande mistura—amigos e inimigos comprimiram-se num confuso combate corpo a corpo, quando a ordem cedeu lugar à força bruta da guerra.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how quickly structured order (vyūha) collapses under the pressure of intense combat, turning strategy into chaotic entanglement (vyatikara). Ethically, it underscores the human cost of war: once formations break, discrimination between sides becomes harder, and violence escalates through confusion.
Sañjaya reports that during the fierce clash of heroes, the arranged battle formation was disrupted. As a result, the troops of all sides became thoroughly mixed together, producing a large-scale melee rather than orderly, separated lines.