Shloka 10
गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह
Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation
गजान् कण्टकसन्नाहान् वज्रेणेव शिलोच्चयान् । रथा रथेषु संसक्ता व्यदृश्यन्त विशाम्पते
sañjaya uvāca | gajān kaṇṭakasannāhān vajreṇeva śilocchayān | rathā ratheṣu saṃsaktā vyadṛśyanta viśāmpate | jighāṃsantaṃ yudhāṃ śreṣṭha tadā āsīt tumulaṃ mahat |
Wika ni Sañjaya: O panginoon ng bayan, ang mga elepanteng may baluting may tinik ay nakitang bumabagsak na parang mga batong taluktok na dinurog ng kidlat. Ang mga karwahe ay nagsisiksikan, karwahe sa karwahe, nagkakandado sa gitna ng siksikan. Nang sumulong ang mga pangunahing mandirigma na may hangaring pumatay, ang labanan noon ay lumaki sa isang napakalawak at nakapanghihilakbot na kaguluhan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical weight of war: when warriors act with the intent to kill, even the strongest defenses (armored elephants, massed chariots) collapse. It highlights how martial resolve and kṣatriya prowess, once unleashed, create overwhelming destruction—inviting reflection on responsibility and the cost of violence.
Sañjaya describes to Dhṛtarāṣṭra the intensity of the fighting: armored elephants are brought down as if mountains struck by a thunderbolt, and chariots are packed and entangled in close combat. The battlefield becomes a great, chaotic tumult as elite warriors press forward to slay.