Shloka 13
भीमसेन-दुर्योधन-प्रहारः तथा घटोत्कचमायाप्रादुर्भावः | Bhīmasena–Duryodhana Clash and the Manifestation of Ghaṭotkaca’s Māyā
दुर्योधनादनु ततः कृप: शारद्वतो ययौ । एवमेष महाव्यूह: प्रययाँ सागरोपम:,दुर्योधनके पीछे शरद्वानके पुत्र कृपाचार्य चल रहे थे। इस प्रकार यह सागरके समान महाव्यूह युद्धके लिये प्रस्थान कर रहा था
duryodhanād anu tataḥ kṛpaḥ śāradvato yayau | evam eṣa mahāvyūhaḥ prayayau sāgaropamaḥ ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: Pagkatapos ni Duryodhana, sumulong si Kṛpa, anak ni Śaradvat. Sa gayon, ang napakalawak na pormasyon ng digmaan—na maihahambing sa dagat sa lawak at lalim—ay umusad patungo sa labanan, hudyat ng nakapanghihilakbot na lakas at mahigpit na disiplina na nakahanay sa likod ng kanilang pinuno.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how collective power and disciplined organization can appear overwhelming—“ocean-like”—yet it also implicitly raises the ethical tension of war: formidable formations may be strategically impressive while still serving an adharma-driven cause, reminding readers to judge strength by purpose and righteousness, not scale alone.
Sañjaya describes the Kaurava forces advancing in ordered sequence: Duryodhana leads, and behind him marches Kṛpācārya (Kṛpa, son of Śaradvat). The entire great battle-formation proceeds toward combat, likened to the ocean for its vastness and intimidating presence.