Shloka 64
गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह
Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation
जलसंधो विकर्णश्न चित्रसेनो विविंशति: । त्वरमाणास्त्वराकाले परिवार्य समनन््तत:
Jalasaṃdho vikarṇaś ca citraseno viviṃśatiḥ | tvaramāṇās tvarākāle parivārya samanantataḥ ||
ਸੰਜਯ ਬੋਲਿਆ—“ਜਲਸੰਧ, ਵਿਕਰਣ, ਚਿਤ੍ਰਸੇਨ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਵਿੰਸ਼ਤੀ—ਉਸ ਤੁਰੰਤ ਵੇਲੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਲਦੀ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੋਏ—ਹਰ ਪਾਸੇ ਤੋਂ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਘੇਰ ਕੇ ਖੜੇ ਹੋ ਗਏ।”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, coordinated action and speed can overwhelm an opponent; ethically, it points to the tension between strategic necessity and ideals of fair, single combat (yuddha-dharma).
Sañjaya reports that Jalasaṃdha, Vikarṇa, Citrasena, and Viviṃśati rush in and surround a target from all sides during a critical, hurried moment in the battle.