Shloka 543
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय 54: फल्गुन-प्रतिरोधः, सौबली-व्यूह-विध्वंसः, दुर्योधन-भीष्म-संवादः
ग्रीवायां नियुतं चापि सहस्राणि च सप्तति: । उस क्रौंचपक्षीके पंखभागमें दस हजार, शिरोभागमें एकः लाख, पृष्ठभागमें एक अर्बुद* बीस हजार तथा ग्रीवाभागमें एक लाख सत्तर हजार रथ मौजूद थे
grīvāyāṁ niyutaṁ cāpi sahasrāṇi ca saptatiḥ |
三阇耶说道：“在颈部一带，也安置了一尼由他，并另加七万。”（就上下文而言，这是对俱卢军以“鹤阵”（Krauñca）布列时各部位所驻战车数量的细密点算之一，借此凸显大军规模之浩瀚与临战部署之严整。）
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse itself is primarily descriptive rather than doctrinal: it underscores how war is prosecuted through careful planning, numerical strength, and structured formations. Ethically, the broader passage invites reflection on the human cost behind such calculations—how vast numbers are marshalled for destruction, and how strategic brilliance can coexist with moral tragedy.
Sañjaya is reporting to the blind king Dhṛtarāṣṭra the arrangement of the Kaurava forces in the Krauñca (crane) formation. This line specifies the number assigned to the ‘neck’ portion of that formation, continuing a section-by-section tally of troops/chariots.