Shloka 10
भीष्मधनंजयद्वैरथम्
Bhīṣma–Dhanaṃjaya Duel and the Opening Clash
अभिशद्यत ततो व्यूहस्तस्मिन् वीरसमागमे । सर्वेषामेव सैन्यानामासीद् व्यतिकरो महान्,वीरोंके इस संघर्षमें सेनाओंका व्यूह भंग हो गया और सभी सैनिकोंका आपसमें महान् सम्मिश्रण हो गया
abhiśadyata tato vyūhas tasmin vīrasamāgame | sarveṣām eva sainyānām āsīd vyatikaro mahān ||
桑阇耶说道：于是，在那群英汇聚之处，战阵被击碎；诸军之间顿起巨大的混杂——友军与敌军挤作一团，陷入紊乱的近身厮杀，秩序退去，只剩战争赤裸的蛮力横行。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how quickly structured order (vyūha) collapses under the pressure of intense combat, turning strategy into chaotic entanglement (vyatikara). Ethically, it underscores the human cost of war: once formations break, discrimination between sides becomes harder, and violence escalates through confusion.
Sañjaya reports that during the fierce clash of heroes, the arranged battle formation was disrupted. As a result, the troops of all sides became thoroughly mixed together, producing a large-scale melee rather than orderly, separated lines.