The Mahabharat

There can not be an yudh where drona and bhishma are there , this was the thinking of dhratrashtra , therefore he asked sanjaya keeping in mind the presence of dharmraj there….
Dhritaraashtra Uvaacha:
Dharmakshetre kurukshetre samavetaa yuyutsavah;
Maamakaah paandavaashchaiva kim akurvata sanjaya.

But dhratrashtra did not know that his crook , the son duryodhan was a politician too .
Therefore duryodhan teasing drona said….
Pashyaitaam paanduputraanaam aachaarya mahateem chamoom;
Vyoodhaam drupadaputrena tava shishyena dheemataa.
“Behold, O Teacher, this mighty army of the sons of Pandu, arrayed by the son of
Drupada, thy wise disciple!

As we know that [ son of ] drupad was drona’s once friend turned foe .
Then duryodhan instigated bhishma too….
Aparyaaptam tad asmaakam balam bheeshmaabhirakshitam;
Paryaaptam twidam eteshaam balam bheemaabhirakshitam.
“This army of ours marshalled by Bhishma is insufficient, whereas their army,
marshalled by Bhima, is sufficient.

Therefore , feeling sorry for bhishma , duryodhan said … protect bhishma…
Ayaneshu cha sarveshu yathaabhaagam avasthitaah;
Bheeshmam evaabhirakshantu bhavantah sarva eva hi.
“Therefore, do ye all, stationed in your respective positions in the several divisions of
the army, protect Bhishma alone”.
Tasya sanjanayan harsham kuruvriddhah pitaamahah;
Simhanaadam vinadyocchaih shankham dadhmau prataapavaan.
His glorious grandsire (Bhishma), the eldest of the Kauravas, in order to cheer
Duryodhana, now roared like a lion and blew his conch.

And Mahabharata STARTED with illusion or moha for delusion or maya , where gyan remained dominating over bhakti .
You will find that bhakti is said superior to gyan ..how ?
Yajjnaatwaa na punarmoham evam yaasyasi ..35/4
So gyan removes moha or illusion , moha is bhram or confusion which does not exist .
Daivee hyeshaa gunamayee mama maayaa ..14/7
So maya has gunas therefore it is delusion and exists .
Maayayaapahritajnaanaa…15/7 so maya covers the soul making parmatma invisible by destroying the gyan .
Goswamiji writes..jimi jeevahi maya laptani , hence an opaque wall is created between Brahman and soul .
So this wall makes feel world as real and soul , parmatma as unreal similarly as naukaruda chalet jag dekha [ ramcharitmanas ] .
Now who sees soul and parmatma real then this world becomes unreal .

Purushah prakritistho hi bhungkte prakritijaan gunaan..22/13
Purush means soul enjoys/suffers with the qualities generated by nature which acts as maya ,, Sattwam rajastama iti gunaah prakriti sambhavaah..5/14.

Ye bhajanti tu maam bhaktyaa…29/9 , bhakti therefore overcomes maya .
Veda says….bhutanyatmaivabhudwijantah .tatra ko moha[ illusion ] kah shoka[ delusion or maya ] ….40/7 yajurveda
Veda says …dwa suparna sayuja sakhayau , the first bird who sees only is mind and the second who enjoys/suffers is jeevatma , making the mind under control by illusion or moha the jeevatma eats the fruits [ pleasure and sorrow ] of delusion or maya . .
The materialistic mind covering the living entity's soul carries it to different species of life. This is called continued material existence. Due to the mind, the living entity suffers or enjoys material distress and happiness. Being thus illusioned, the mind further creates pious and impious activities and their karma, and thus the soul becomes conditioned , all these transformations do not take place automatically by mutual combination. Rather, they are under the direction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The individual soul has many ideas and activities created in the mind by the external energy. They have been existing from time immemorial. Sometimes they are manifest in the wakening state and in the dream state, but during deep sleep [unconsciousness] or trance, they disappear. A person who is liberated in this life [jivan-mukta] can see all these things vividly.
…sribhagvatam 6-12/11/5
therefore controlling of mind is necessary , veda says…tanme manah shivasankalpmastu .
krsn says… Evam buddheh param buddhwaa samstabhyaatmaanam aatmanaa;

Jahi shatrum mahaabaaho kaamaroopam duraasadam..43/3 gita.
Thus, knowing Him who is superior to the intellect and restraining the self by the Self,
slay thou, O mighty-armed Arjuna, the enemy in the form of desire, hard to conquer!
Restrain the lower self by the higher Self. Subdue the lower mind by
the higher mind. It is difficult to conquer desire because it is of a highly complex and
incomprehensible nature. But a man of discrimination and dispassion, who does constant and
intense Sadhana, can conquer it quite easily.