Arjuna Viṣāda Yoga · Verse 23

"योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः | धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्दर्शयाम्युभरातरम्"

"yotsyamānān avekṣe 'haṃ ya ete 'tra samāgatāḥ | dhārtarāṣṭrasya durbuddher darśayāmy ubhayor agram"

I wish to see those who have assembled here, ready to fight in this war, and who are followers of the evil-minded son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Arjuna’s language becomes harsher: durbuddheḥ (of evil-mind, of corrupt-intellect) describes Duryodhana. But this moral condemnation is followed by a curious request — to see the “followers,” not just the leader. Is he seeking to justify his violence by distributing guilt collectively?

Darśayāmy agram (show the front, the vanguard) is an unusual imperative; Arjuna is giving orders to his charioteer. The momentary hierarchical distance reflects his confusion: when we don’t know what to do, we sometimes control what we can, however insignificant it may be.