Shloka 27
अस्त्रयुद्धे द्रौणिपार्थसंघर्षः — Karṇa’s Bhārgavāstra and the Search for Yudhiṣṭhira
Chapter 45
बा्स्पत्य: सुविहितो नायकेन विपश्चिता । नृत्यतीव महाव्यूह: परेषां भयमादधत्
bārhaspatyaḥ suvihito nāyakena vipaścitā | nṛtyatīva mahāvyūhaḥ pareṣāṃ bhayam ādadat ||
Sañjaya nói: Trận thế lớn ấy—được vị thống soái minh triết sắp đặt chuẩn xác theo phép dụng binh do Bṛhaspati truyền dạy—tựa như một điệu vũ, nhưng lại gieo nỗi kinh hãi vào lòng quân đối phương.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that in warfare, disciplined organization guided by learned counsel is itself a force: a well-designed formation can intimidate and destabilize the enemy psychologically. Ethically, it points to the power—and responsibility—of intelligent leadership, since strategy can magnify harm even before direct combat.
Sañjaya describes a massive battle-array on the Kaurava side, arranged according to the Bṛhaspati tradition of tactics by a wise commander (contextually, under Karṇa’s command). The formation advances with coordinated, almost dance-like motion, and its very appearance and movement spreads fear among the opposing army.