Shloka 66
गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह
Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation
Devanagari script
स निवार्य तु तान् सर्वान् केसरी कुज्जरानिव
Transliteration
sa nivārya tu tān sarvān kesarī kuñjarān iva
Translation
সে সকলকে নিবৃত্ত করল—যেন সিংহ গজদের সংযত করে—যুদ্ধের উন্মাদ স্রোতে সংযমিত শক্তিরই প্রকাশ ঘটাল।
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
निवार्यhaving restrained
निवार्य:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-√वृ (वृञ्) / निवारयति
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (from causative usage), having restrained/checked
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
तान्those (them)
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सर्वान्all
सर्वान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
केसरीlion
केसरी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकेसरी
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कुञ्जरान्elephants
कुञ्जरान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकुञ्जर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaL
lion (kesarī)E
elephants (kuñjara)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Power is shown not only in attack but in restraint; the simile of a lion controlling elephants highlights disciplined strength and responsible command in a dharmic context.
Sañjaya describes a warrior (referred to as 'he') restraining all of them, using a vivid comparison: as a lion checks elephants—suggesting a decisive act of control amid battlefield momentum.