Shloka 10
Bhīṣma’s Appraisal of Kaurava-Aligned Mahārathas
Warrior Roster and Motivations
एवं विभज्य योधांस्तान् पृथक् च सह चैव ह । ज्वालावर्णो महेष्वासो द्रोणममंशमकल्पयत्
evaṁ vibhajya yodhāṁs tān pṛthak ca saha caiva ha | jvālāvarṇo maheṣvāso droṇam aṁśam akalpayat, dhṛṣṭadyumno maheṣvāsaḥ senāpatipatis tataḥ |
یوں اُن تمام جنگجوؤں کو—کچھ کو الگ الگ اور کچھ کو مشترک گروہوں میں—تقسیم کرکے، شعلہ سا درخشاں عظیم کمان دار دھرشتدیومن نے درون آچاریہ کو اپنے حصے میں (یعنی اپنے مقابل کے طور پر) مقرر کیا۔ اس کے بعد وہی زورآور دھرشتدیومن لشکر کا سپہ سالار بن کر میدانِ کارزار میں کھڑا ہوا۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores accountable leadership in warfare: a commander must deliberately organize forces and personally accept the gravest challenge (here, facing Droṇa), rather than shifting the burden to others. It frames strategy as an ethical act—choosing, assigning, and owning consequences.
Sañjaya reports that Dhṛṣṭadyumna divides the warriors into separate and combined units, then designates Droṇa as the opponent allotted to his own side to confront. After these arrangements, Dhṛṣṭadyumna is established as the army’s commander-in-chief.