Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 2

सञ्जय उवाच | दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा | आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत् ||

sañjaya uvāca dṛṣṭvā tu pāṇḍavānīkaṁ vyūḍhaṁ duryodhanas tadā ācāryam upasaṅgamya rājā vacanam abravīt

Sanjaya said: Then, after seeing the entire Pandava army arranged in battle formation, King Duryodhana approached his teacher Drona, and spoke these words to him.

Sanjaya begins to narrate the battle scene. The moment Duryodhana sees the Pandava army arranged in formation (vyūḍha), he immediately walks up to his teacher, Drona. On the surface this looks strategic — a prince consulting his commander. But the verse reveals something deeper underneath: fear dressed up as planning. He is the eldest prince and he has the larger army, and yet his very first instinct is to seek reassurance. The Gita is quietly showing us how insecurity drives some leaders to their mentors — not for wisdom, but only for comfort.