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
ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອໄດ້ຫ້າມປາກັນທັງໝົດແລ້ວ ລາວກໍກັ້ນໄວ້—ດັ່ງສິງໂຕທີ່ຫ້າມຊ້າງ—ສະແດງພະລັງທີ່ຄວບຄຸມໄດ້ທ່າມກາງກະແສສົງຄາມ.
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.