Shloka 9
जनकस्य युद्धोपदेशः — Janaka’s Instruction on Steadfast Battle-Conduct
गजानां रथिनो मध्ये रथानामनु सादिन: । सादिनामन्तरे स्थाप्यं पादातमपि दंशितम्
gajānāṁ rathino madhye rathānām anu sādinaḥ | sādinām antare sthāpyaṁ pādātam api daṁśitam ||
毗湿摩说道：“当使战车武士列于象军之中；在战车之后，布置骑兵。又在骑兵之间的空隙处，亦安置步兵——甲胄齐备、兵刃周全——使阵形彼此掩护，难以被破。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches practical rāja-nīti: an army should be arranged so that each arm supports the others—elephants, chariots, cavalry, and infantry placed in coordinated layers and gaps—creating protection, stability, and tactical flexibility.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing on governance and warfare. Here he gives a specific directive on battlefield deployment: position chariot-warriors among elephants, keep cavalry behind the chariots, and fill the spaces between horsemen with well-armed infantry.