Shloka 136
कुरुक्षेत्रे सेनानिवेशवृत्तान्तः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Questions Saṃjaya on the Deployed Armies
द्रोणान्तहेतोरुत्पन्नो य इद्धाज्जातवेदस: । वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं-जनमेजय! तदनन्तर राजा द्रुपद
droṇānta-hetor utpanno ya iddhāj jātavedasaḥ |
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“那位为使德罗那走向终结而从炽燃祭火中诞生者——德里什塔丢姆那（Dhṛṣṭadyumna）——在任命诸位好战的主要英雄分掌军权之后，尤提士提罗依礼将他立为统摄全军的总司令。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tension between dharma-guided governance and the grim necessities of war: leadership appointments are made ‘according to rule’ (vidhi), yet the commander’s very birth is framed by a destined purpose—ending a revered teacher’s life—showing how ritual, fate, and ethical burden converge in the epic.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira formally installs commanders for the coming battle and makes Dhṛṣṭadyumna the principal commander of the armies, emphasizing that Dhṛṣṭadyumna was born from the sacrificial fire with the specific destiny of bringing about Droṇa’s end.