Shloka 17
भीमसेन-दुर्योधन-प्रहारः तथा घटोत्कचमायाप्रादुर्भावः | Bhīmasena–Duryodhana Clash and the Manifestation of Ghaṭotkaca’s Māyā
ततः स पार्षत: क्रूरो व्यूहं चक्रे सुदारुणम् । शृज्भाटकं महाराज परव्यूहविनाशनम्
tataḥ sa pārṣataḥ krūro vyūhaṃ cakre sudāruṇam | śṛṅgāṭakaṃ mahārāja paravyūha-vināśanam ||
三阇耶说道：于是，普利沙塔之子德里什塔杜姆那性情刚烈，便布下极其凶猛的战阵——大王啊——名为“室陵伽吒迦”（Śṛṅgāṭaka，楔形/三角阵），专为摧毁敌阵而设。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even within a dharma-framed war, victory is pursued through disciplined organization and strategy. The verse underscores that warfare is not only about personal valor but also about collective order (vyūha) and the ethical weight of intentionally designing means to break the enemy’s structure.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Dhṛṣṭadyumna, described as fierce, forms a formidable ‘Śṛṅgāṭaka’ battle-array intended specifically to destroy the opposing army’s formation.