Shloka 466
गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह
Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation
भीष्म जुगुपुरासाद्य तव पुत्रेण नोदिता: । दुर्मुख, कृतवर्मा, कृपाचार्य तथा राजा शल्य आपके पुत्रकी आज्ञासे आकर भीष्मकी रक्षा करने लगे
sañjaya uvāca |
bhīṣmaṃ jugupur āsādya tava putreṇa noditāḥ |
durmukhaḥ kṛtavarmā kṛpācāryas tathā rājā śalyaḥ tava putrasyājñayā āgatya bhīṣmasya rakṣāṃ kartum ārabdhavantaḥ ||
Disse Sañjaya: Instigados por teu filho, aproximaram-se de Bhīṣma para resguardá-lo. Durmukha, Kṛtavarmā, Kripācārya e o rei Śalya—vindos por ordem de teu filho—passaram a guardar Bhīṣma.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the tension between loyalty to one’s leader and the broader demands of dharma: in war, warriors often act from obedience and group duty, rallying to protect their commander, even when the conflict itself is ethically complex.
At Duryodhana’s urging, key Kaurava-aligned fighters—Durmukha, Kritavarma, Kripacharya, and King Shalya—move in to guard Bhishma, forming a protective screen around him on the battlefield.