Shloka 11
कुरुक्षेत्रे सेनानिवेशवृत्तान्तः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Questions Saṃjaya on the Deployed Armies
वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो द्रुपदमानाय्य विराटं शिनिपुज्भवम् | धृष्टद्युम्नं च पाज्चाल्यं धृष्टकेतुं च पार्थिव
vaiśampāyana uvāca | tato drupadam ānīya virāṭaṃ śinipuṅgavam | dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ ca pāñcālyaṃ dhṛṣṭaketuṃ ca pārthiva | droṇānta-hetor utpanno ya iddhāj jātavedasaḥ ||
毗湿摩波耶那说：随后，他们召来德鲁帕陀王与毗罗吒王——室尼族中最卓越者——又有般遮罗的德里什塔丢姆那与德里什塔计都王同在（遂行任命）。由提施提罗依照既定仪轨，郑重为诸军将举行灌顶加冕；并当场立德里什塔丢姆那为统摄全军的总司令。此人出自炽燃的祭火，命定为终结德罗那之因：以“天命”昭示来正当其权柄，却也暗含沉重的伦理负担——因为他的诞生本就系于一位受敬师长的死亡。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war leadership is framed through ritual and destiny: appointing a commander is not merely strategic but morally charged, especially when the leader’s very origin is tied to the foretold killing of a revered teacher (Droṇa). It invites reflection on dharma under conflict—how duty, vengeance, and sacred sanction can collide.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that key allied kings and heroes are assembled, and Dhṛṣṭadyumna—born from the blazing sacrificial fire—is identified/installed as the principal commander, specifically marked as the instrument for bringing about Droṇa’s end.