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. Then, seeing all the hosts of those sons of King Pandu, and the battle order drawn, the son of Dhritarashtra approached his teacher (Drona), and spoke these words.

Sanjaya begins narrating the battle scene. When Duryodhana sees the Pandava army in formation (vyūḍha), he immediately approaches his teacher Drona. On the surface, it looks strategic—a prince consulting his commander. But the verse reveals something deeper: fear disguised as planning. He's the eldest prince with a larger army, yet his first instinct is to seek validation. The Gita quietly shows how insecurity drives some leaders to mentors not for wisdom, but for reassurance.