Shloka 3
भीमसेनस्य प्रतिघातः—भगदत्तगजप्रहारः—घटोत्कचमायायुद्धम्
Bhīma’s Counteroffensive, Bhagadatta’s Elephant Assault, and Ghaṭotkaca’s Māyā Engagement
गरुडस्य स्वयं तुण्डे पिता देवब्रतस्तव । चक्षुषी च भरद्वाज: कृतवर्मा च सात्वत:,स्वयं आपके ताऊ भीष्म उस व्यूहके अग्रभागमें चोंचके स्थानपर खड़े हुए। आचार्य द्रोण और यदुवंशी कृतवर्मा दोनों नेत्रोंके स्थानपर स्थित हुए
garuḍasya svayaṃ tuṇḍe pitā devabratas tava | cakṣuṣī ca bharadvājaḥ kṛtavarmā ca sātvatāḥ ||
Sañjaya dit : «Dans ce dispositif en forme de Garuḍa, ton père Devavrata (Bhīṣma) se tint lui-même tout à l’avant, à la place du bec. Le fils de Bharadvāja (Droṇa) et Kṛtavarmā des Sātvata prirent place comme les deux yeux.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a setting dominated by military strategy, the Mahābhārata foregrounds dharma’s tension: revered elders and teachers (Bhīṣma and Droṇa) occupy decisive roles, showing how personal duty, loyalty, and lineage obligations can bind the righteous into morally fraught conflict.
Sañjaya describes the Kaurava army’s Garuḍa-shaped battle array, specifying who holds key positions: Bhīṣma at the ‘beak’ (the forward striking point), and Droṇa together with Kṛtavarmā as the ‘two eyes’ (critical guiding/command positions).