It relates the installation of greatly powerful instructor Drona as the commander of the army; the vow of making Yudhishthira prisoner was taken by the great warrior to please Duryodhana; Sansaptakas taking Arjuna away from the bettle field.
सैनापत्येऽभिषिक्तोऽथ यत्राचार्यः प्रतापवान्। दुर्योधनस्य प्रीत्यर्थं प्रतिजज्ञे पहास्त्रवित्॥ ग्रहणं धर्मराजस्य पाण्डुपुत्रस्य धीमतः। यत्र संशप्तकाः पार्थमपनिन्यू रणाजिरात्॥