Shloka 1
अध्याय ५५ — भीष्मस्य प्रचण्डविक्रमः, अर्जुनप्रत्युत्तरं, कृष्णस्य चक्रोद्यतिः
Chapter 55: Bhīṣma’s onslaught, Arjuna’s counter, and Kṛṣṇa’s raised discus
[दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके २ ई श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ६० ई लोक हैं।] >> श््जु ीस-ॉ्िसस ३. यहाँ “नियुत” का अर्थ एक लाख किया गया है। किसी-किसीके मतमें उसका अर्थ दस लाख भी होता है। २. दस करोड़की संख्याको अर्बुद कहते हैं। 3. पंख। ४. अग्रभाग। ५. पंखके भीतरके छोटे-छोटे पंख। एकपज्चाशत्तमो< ध्याय: कौरव-सेनाकी व्यूह-रचना तथा दोनों दलोंमें शंखध्वनि और सिंहनाद संजय उवाच क्रौज्च॑ दृष्टवा ततो व्यूहमभेद्यं तनयस्तव । रक्ष्यमाणं महाघोरं पार्थेनामिततेजसा
sañjaya uvāca | krauñcaṃ dṛṣṭvā tato vyūham abhedyaṃ tanayas tava | rakṣyamāṇaṃ mahāghoraṃ pārthenāmitatejasā ||
Sañjaya nói: “Tâu Đại vương, khi ấy, thấy thế trận ‘Krauñca’ đáng sợ và khó bề phá vỡ—được Arjuna, bậc rực rỡ vô lượng, trấn giữ—thì con trai ngài (Duryodhana) …”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the ethical pressure of kṣatriya leadership: war is not only force but also disciplined strategy and responsibility. By highlighting an ‘impregnable’ formation guarded by Arjuna, it frames how prowess and protection (rakṣaṇa) become moral burdens—leaders must assess reality clearly and act without delusion, even amid fearsome circumstances.
Sanjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Duryodhana observes the terrifying, hard-to-break Krauñca battle-array, protected by Arjuna. This sight sets up Duryodhana’s subsequent move: he goes to his senior warriors/teachers and speaks in a way meant to rouse and organize them for the coming clash.