Shloka 1153
गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह
Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation
प्रपतन्तमपश्याम गिरे: शुद्भमिव च्युतम् भीष्मके द्वारा मारे गये नरश्रेष्ठ श्वेतको युद्धस्थलमें हमने देखा। वह टूटकर गिरे हुए पर्वतके समान जान पड़ता था
prapatantam apaśyāma gireḥ śubhram iva cyutam | bhīṣmake dvārā māre gaye naraśreṣṭha śvetako yuddhasthale meṃ hamne dekhā | vaha ṭūṭakara gire hue parvatake samān jān paṛtā thā |
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “Nakita namin si Śveta, ang pinakadakila sa mga tao, na napatay ni Bhīṣma, at bumagsak sa larangan ng digmaan na parang maliwanag na puting tuktok na naputol mula sa bundok. Ang pagbagsak niyang bigla at napakalaki ay naglantad ng mabigat na pasaning moral ng digmaan—na maging ang marangal at matatapang ay naibabagsak kapag nagsalubong ang tadhana at tungkuling mandirigma.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the sobering ethic of war: even the most excellent warriors fall, and the narrator’s witness highlights impermanence and the heavy consequences that accompany kṣatriya duty and martial prowess.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Śveta, a prominent warrior, has been slain by Bhīṣma and is seen collapsing on the battlefield, compared to a bright piece of a mountain breaking off and falling.