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

ਉਸ ਨੇ ਸਭ ਨੂੰ ਰੋਕ ਲਿਆ—ਜਿਵੇਂ ਸਿੰਘ ਹਾਥੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਥਾਂਮ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ—ਅਤੇ ਜੰਗ ਦੇ ਉਫ਼ਾਨ ਵਿਚ ਵੀ ਸੰਯਮਿਤ ਬਲ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕ ਬਣਿਆ।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निवार्य: having restrained
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√वृ (वृञ्) / निवारयति
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (from causative usage), having restrained/checked

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तान्: those (them)
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• केसरी: lion
• केसरी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: केसरी
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुञ्जरान्: elephants
• कुञ्जरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुञ्जर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• lion (kesarī)
• elephants (kuñjara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.