Shloka 21
भीमसेन-दुर्योधन-प्रहारः तथा घटोत्कचमायाप्रादुर्भावः | Bhīmasena–Duryodhana Clash and the Manifestation of Ghaṭotkaca’s Māyā
उस व्यूहके पिछले भागमें अभिमन्यु, महारथी विराट, हर्षमें भरे हुए द्रौपदीके पाँचों पुत्र तथा राक्षस घटोत्कच विद्यमान थे
tasya vyūhasya paścime bhāge abhimanyuḥ, mahārathaḥ virāṭaḥ, harṣa-bharitāḥ draupadyāḥ pañca putrāḥ tathā rākṣasaḥ ghaṭotkacaḥ vidyamānāḥ āsan.
तस्य व्यूहस्य पृष्ठभागेऽभिमन्युः महारथो विराटश्च द्रौपद्याः पञ्च पुत्राः हृष्टाः राक्षसश्च घटोत्कचः स्थिताः ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined martial organization: strength is arranged with foresight, placing capable warriors and powerful allies where they can protect the formation and respond effectively. It reflects the kṣatriya ethic of duty carried out through strategy rather than mere impulse.
Sañjaya describes the disposition of warriors within a specific battle-array, noting that Abhimanyu, Virāṭa, Draupadī’s five sons, and Ghaṭotkaca are stationed in the rear section of that formation.