Shloka 102
गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह
Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation
स निरुद्धेषु सर्वेषु पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु
sa niruddheṣu sarveṣu pāṇḍaveṣu mahātmasu
Sañjaya berkata: Ketika semua Pāṇḍava yang berhati agung telah dikepung dan ditahan, keadaan pun mengencang menjadi saat bahaya yang amat genting.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in warfare, the narrative highlights how moments of encirclement and restraint become ethical pressure-points: they reveal steadiness (dhairya), strategic judgment, and the boundary between rightful combat and excessive coercion.
Sañjaya reports a battlefield development: the Pāṇḍavas—described as mahātmans—have been checked or hemmed in, indicating a tactical containment that heightens danger and sets up the next action or response.