सञ्जय उवाच | दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा | आचार्यमुपसंगम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत् ||२||
sañjaya uvācha dṛṣhṭvā tu pāṇḍavānīkaṁ vyūḍhaṁ duryodhanas tadā āchāryam upasaṅgamya rājā vachanam abravīt
Sanjaya sprach: Als König Duryodhana daraufhin die in militärischer Formation aufgestellte Armee der Pandavas sah, näherte er sich seinem Lehrer Dronacharya und sprach diese Worte.
Sanjaya said: Seeing the army of the Pandavas arranged in military formation, King Duryodhana approached his teacher Dronacharya and spoke these words.
Duryodhanas erster Instinkt beim Anblick der Pandava-Armee ist es, zu seinem Lehrer Drona zu eilen – nicht um zu strategisieren, sondern um Bestätigung zu suchen. Dies offenbart seine Unsicherheit, obwohl er die größere Armee hat. Das Wort „vyūḍham“ (in Formation aufgestellt) deutet darauf hin, dass die Pandavas gut organisiert sind, was Duryodhana beunruhigt.
Duryodhana's first instinct upon seeing the Pandava army is to run to his teacher Drona — not to strategize, but to seek reassurance. This reveals his insecurity despite having the larger army. The word "vyūḍham" (arranged in formation) indicates the Pandavas are well-organized, which disturbs Duryodhana.