Shloka 37
भीष्मसेनासंनिवेशः — Bhīṣma’s Mobilization, Omens, and the Kaurava Array
गजस्कन्धगतावास्तां भगदत्तेन सम्मितौ । विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ केतुमन्तमनुव्रती
gajaskandhagatāv āstāṃ bhagadattena sammitau | vindānuvindāv āvantyau ketumantam anuvratī ||
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ວິນດາ ແລະ ອະນຸວິນດາ ແຫ່ງອະວັນຕິ—ຜູ້ມີຝີມືທັດທຽມກັບພະຄະດັດຕະ—ຂຶ້ນຂີ່ບ່າຊ້າງອັນແຂງກ້າ ແລະເຄື່ອນໄປສູ່ການຮົບ ຕາມຫຼັງເກຕຸມານ. ພາບນີ້ຊີ້ໃຫ້ເຫັນວ່າ ກະສັດແລະເຈົ້າຊາຍທີ່ຖືກຜູກມັດດ້ວຍຄວາມຈົ່ງຮັກແລະໜ້າທີ່ນັກຮົບ ເຄື່ອນໄປເປັນລຳດັບຢ່າງມີລະບຽບ ແລະສະແດງຄວາມກ້າຫານສ່ວນຕົວຜ່ານການຕິດຕາມຜູ້ນຳຂອງຕົນ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya ethos in wartime: personal prowess is joined to disciplined allegiance. Valor is shown not only by strength (elephant-mounted advance) but also by orderly following of one’s commander, reflecting duty-bound participation in the larger formation.
Sañjaya describes battlefield movement: Vindā and Anuvindā, princes of Avanti, ride elephants and proceed to war. They are said to be comparable to Bhagadatta in might and are depicted as following behind Ketumān in the advancing ranks.