Shloka 23
पाण्डवसेनानायकाभिषेकः तथा बलरामागमन-उपदेशः | Appointment of Pandava Commanders and Balarama’s Counsel
रथस्य नागा: पञ्चाशन्नागस्यथासन् शतं हया: । हयस्य पुरुषा: सप्त भिन्नसंधानकारिण:
rathasya nāgāḥ pañcāśan nāgasya cāsan śataṃ hayāḥ | hayasya puruṣāḥ sapta bhinnasaṃdhānakāriṇaḥ ||
वैशम्पायन उवाच— रथस्य नागाः पञ्चाशन्नागस्याथासन् शतं हयाः । हयस्य पुरुषाः सप्त भिन्नसन्धानकारिणः ॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in warfare, effectiveness depends on disciplined organization and the capacity to restore cohesion when units break apart; leadership is shown in planning for reunification rather than letting disorder spread.
The narrator describes a structured deployment: chariots supported by elephants, elephants by horses, and horses by foot-soldiers, with the foot-soldiers tasked to reconnect separated groups and maintain formation integrity.