Shloka 101
गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह
Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation
एतानापतत: सर्वान् द्रोणशल्यकृपै: सह
etān āpatataḥ sarvān droṇaśalyakṛpaiḥ saha
Wika ni Sañjaya: “Ang lahat ng mandirigmang iyon ay sumugod pasulong sa paglusob—kasama sina Droṇa, Śalya, at Kṛpa—na umusad na tila iisang lakas.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights collective resolve in warfare: renowned leaders act in concert, showing how loyalty and coordinated force shape events. Ethically, it points to the Mahābhārata’s tension between personal duty to one’s side and the broader consequences of violent action.
Sañjaya reports that the warriors are charging/attacking, accompanied by major Kaurava champions—Droṇa, Śalya, and Kṛpa—indicating a concentrated advance by the Kaurava force at this moment in the battle.