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Sanskrit

पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम् । व्यूढां द्रुपदपुत्रेण तव शिष्येण धीमता ॥

paśyaitāṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇām ācārya mahatīṃ camūm vyūḍhāṃ drupadaputreṇa tava śiṣyeṇa dhīmatā

Translation

"Behold this mighty host of the sons of Pându, O teacher, arrayed by the son of Drupada, thy wise disciple.

Annie Besant · The Bhagavad-Gita, translated by Annie Besant (4th ed., 1922) — Wikisource · Public Domain

Explanation

Duryodhana’s speech to Drona begins with a pointed detail: the Pândava army has been arrayed by Dhrishtadyumna, Drupada’s son — himself trained by Drona, the very teacher Duryodhana is now addressing. It’s an early, understated note of unease about where loyalties really lie on a battlefield full of teachers facing their own students.