Shloka 11
भीष्म-द्रोणादिभिः पाण्डवसेनाक्षयकाल-निर्णयः | Time-estimates for the depletion of the Pāṇḍava forces
Bhīṣma–Droṇa council
ते समेत्य यथान्यायं धार्तराष्ट्रा महाबला: । कुरुक्षेत्रस्य पश्चार्थे व्यवातिष्ठन्त दंशिता:
te sametya yathānyāyaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrā mahābalāḥ | kurukṣetrasya paścārthe vyavātiṣṭhanta daṃśitāḥ ||
Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: Nang magtipon ayon sa nararapat na kaayusan, ang makapangyarihang mga anak ni Dhṛtarāṣṭra—ganap na nakasuot ng baluti at may sandata—ay pumuwesto sa kanlurang panig ng Kurukṣetra. Ipinakikita ng tanawing ito ang disiplinadong paghahanda sa digmaan: maayos ang hanay at handa ang lakas, habang ang mas malawak na tunggalian ng dharma at karapatang maghari ay patuloy na nahahayag.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that even in an unrighteous or contested cause, participants may display strict external discipline and proper procedure. It invites reflection on the difference between orderly conduct (nīti in practice) and the deeper question of dharma—whether the underlying aim is just.
The Kaurava side (Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons and their forces) assembles and, properly arranged and fully armed, takes position on the western part of Kurukṣetra, indicating the formal readiness and deployment of troops before the impending conflict.