Shloka 106
गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह
Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation
पिता ते भरतश्रेष्ठ श्वेतं दृष्टवा महारथै: । वृतं त॑ं मनुजव्याघ्रैर्भीमसेनपुरोगमै:
pitā te bharataśreṣṭha śvetaṃ dṛṣṭvā mahārathaiḥ | vṛtaṃ taṃ manujavyāghrair bhīmasenapurogamaiḥ ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: “O pinakamainam sa mga Bharata, ang iyong ama, nang makita si Śveta na napaliligiran ng mga dakilang mandirigmang nakasakay sa karwahe—pinalibutan ng mga lalaking tila tigre, na si Bhīmasena ang nangunguna—naunawaan ang bigat ng sandaling iyon at ang siksik na diin ng labanan.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of leadership and perception in war: a ruler must clearly recognize the battlefield reality—who is protected, who is exposed, and how formations and leadership (here, Bhīma at the forefront) shape outcomes—before judging events or giving counsel.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Dhṛtarāṣṭra, observing Śveta, sees him surrounded by powerful chariot-warriors and by heroic fighters led by Bhīmasena, indicating an intense engagement and a significant tactical situation around Śveta.