Shloka 9
कृतवर्मा सहानीकस्त्रिगर्तश्ष महारथ: । दुर्योधनश्व नृपतिर्श्नातृभि: परिवारित:,सेनासहित कृतवर्मा, महारथी त्रिगर्त, भाइयोंसे घिरा हुआ महाराज दुर्योधन, शल, भूरिश्रवा, शल्य तथा कोसलराज बृहद्रथ--ये दुर्योधनको आगे करके उसके पीछे-पीछे (तृतीय सैन्यदलमें) चले
kṛtavarmā sahānīkas trigartaś ca mahārathaḥ | duryodhanaś ca nṛpatir bhrātṛbhiḥ parivāritaḥ ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—کرتورما اپنے لشکر سمیت، تریگرت کا مہارتھی، اور بھائیوں سے گھرا ہوا راجا دُریودھن—یہ سب جنگی صف بندی میں آگے بڑھے، دُریودھن کو پیشوا بنا کر۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how strength—army, elite warriors, and family solidarity—can be organized efficiently yet still serve an adharma-driven objective. It invites reflection on the ethical direction of loyalty: kinship and alliance are powerful, but their moral worth depends on the cause they uphold.
Vaiśampāyana lists key Kaurava-aligned leaders—Kṛtavarmā with his troops, the Trigarta great warrior, and King Duryodhana surrounded by his brothers—moving together in an ordered military procession/formation, with Duryodhana placed at the front as the focal leader.