Shloka 13
दृष्टवा ध्वजाग्र पार्थस्य धार्तराष्ट्री महामना: । सह सर्वर्महीपालै: प्रत्यव्यूहत पाण्डवम्,कुन्तीपुत्र अर्जुनके ध्वजका अग्रभाग देखकर महामना दुर्योधनने समस्त भूपालोंके साथ पाण्डव-सेनाके विरुद्ध अपनी सेनाकी व्यूहरचना की
dṛṣṭvā dhvajāgraṃ pārthasya dhārtarāṣṭrī mahāmanāḥ | saha sarvair mahīpālaiḥ pratyavyūhata pāṇḍavam ||
ध्वजाग्रं पार्थस्य दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रो महामना दुर्योधनः। सर्वैर्महीपालैः सार्धं पाण्डवस्य प्रत्यव्यूहत्।
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how perception of a symbol (Arjuna’s banner) triggers decisive action: leaders marshal allies and strategy. Ethically, it frames the war as a conscious, organized choice—where kṣatriya duty and ambition intersect, and responsibility lies with those who deliberately escalate conflict.
As the armies face each other at Kurukṣetra, Duryodhana notices Arjuna’s banner at the front of the Pāṇḍava side and, along with the allied kings, arranges his forces in a counter-battle formation against the Pāṇḍava army.