Shloka 996
गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह
Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation
सहितास्त्वभ्यवर्तन्त परीप्सन्तो महारथा: । रथियोंमें श्रेष्ठ श्वेतको रथहीन और पैदल देख उसकी रक्षा करनेके लिये एक साथ बहुत-से महारथी दौड़े आये
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Sañjaya berkata: Bersatu dalam tujuan, para maharatha meluru ke hadapan serentak, berniat melindungi Śveta—yang terunggul antara para pahlawan berkereta—apabila mereka melihatnya kehilangan kereta dan terpaksa bertempur dengan berjalan kaki.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, kṣatriya-dharma emphasizes loyalty and protective duty toward comrades; valor is not only personal prowess but also steadfast guardianship of allies in distress.
Seeing Śveta deprived of his chariot and fighting on foot, many elite warriors move together and rush forward to shield and rescue him.