Mahabharata — Bhishma Parva, Shloka 11
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ७२: सैन्यगुणवर्णनम्, व्यूहरक्षा, दैव-पुरुषकारचिन्ता
दक्षिणश्वाभवत् पक्ष: कैकेयो5क्षौहिणीपति: । पृष्ठतो द्रौपदेयाश्व सौभद्रश्नापि वीर्यवान्
sañjaya uvāca | dakṣiṇaś cābhavat pakṣaḥ kaikeyo ’kṣauhiṇīpatiḥ | pṛṣṭhato draupadeyāś ca saubhadraś cāpi vīryavān |
Sañjaya nói: Ở cánh phải đứng vị chỉ huy xứ Kekaya, người thống lĩnh một akṣauhiṇī. Phía sau được bố trí năm người con của Draupadī, và cả người con dũng mãnh của Subhadrā (Abhimanyu), làm lực lượng yểm trợ.
संजय उवाच
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Even in warfare, dharma expresses itself as disciplined responsibility: leaders are placed where their strength best serves the whole, and supporting forces are positioned to protect and reinforce—showing that power should be organized under duty and collective purpose, not impulse.
Sañjaya reports the Pandava-side deployment: a Kekaya leader commanding an akṣauhiṇī takes the right wing, while the Draupadeyas and Abhimanyu are stationed in the rear as support and reserve, indicating a planned battle array.
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