Shloka 117
गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह
Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation
ततो दुःशासनो राजन श्वैतं दृष्टया निपातितम्
tato duḥśāsano rājan śvaitaṃ dṛṣṭayā nipātitam
Wika ni Sañjaya: “Pagkaraan, O Hari, nakita ni Duḥśāsana si Śvaita na napabagsak at nakahandusay.” Ipinapakita nito ang mabagsik na agos ng digmaan: ang pagtanaw sa pagbagsak ng kasama ay nagpapatingkad ng paninindigan, at lalo ring nagpapabigat sa pananagutang moral ng pagpapatuloy ng karahasan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical gravity of war: each fall on the battlefield is not merely tactical information but a moral event that intensifies sorrow, anger, and the karmic burden borne by those who continue the conflict.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Duḥśāsana witnesses Śvaita lying felled—an immediate battlefield update marking a shift in morale and the unfolding consequences of combat.