Shloka 1166
गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह
Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation
प्रह्दष्टा श्र सुतास्तुभ्यं कुरवश्चापि सर्वश: । महारथी पाण्डव तथा उस दलके दूसरे क्षत्रिय श्वेतके लिये शोकमें डूब गये। इधर आपके पुत्र समस्त कौरव हर्षसे उललसित हो उठे
sañjaya uvāca | prahṛṣṭāḥ sma sutās tubhyaṃ kuravaś cāpi sarvaśaḥ | mahārathī pāṇḍavāḥ tathā tasya dalasya dvitīyāḥ kṣatriyāḥ śvetasya śokam āpannāḥ | idhara tava putrāḥ samastāḥ kauravā harṣeṇollasitā babhūvuḥ |
Sañjaya dit : Tes fils et tous les Kurus, de tous côtés, furent saisis d’une joie débordante. Mais les grands guerriers de char des Pāṇḍava, avec les autres kṣatriya de cette armée, furent plongés dans le deuil pour Śveta. De l’autre côté, tes fils—l’ensemble des Kaurava—se dressèrent, exultant dans le triomphe.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral and psychological contrast in war: one side’s gain becomes the other side’s grief. It underscores how victory and loss are intertwined, and how attachment to one’s champions (like Shveta) brings sorrow even amid a dharma-based battle.
After Shveta’s fall, the Pandava great warriors and allied kshatriyas mourn him, while Duryodhana’s side—the Kauravas—celebrate, taking his defeat as a significant advantage in the battle.