Shloka 403
गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह
Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation
श्वेत चापि तथा भीष्म: शरौघै: समवाकिरत् । श्वेतने अपने असंख्य बाणोंका जाल-सा बिछाकर भीष्मको ढक दिया। तब भीष्मने भी वैतपर बाण-समूहोंकी वर्षा की
sañjaya uvāca | śvetaś cāpi tathā bhīṣmaḥ śaraughaiḥ samavākirat |
Wika ni Sañjaya: Ganoon din si Śveta—pinagbagsakan niya si Bhīṣma ng siksik na bugso ng mga palaso, na para bang tinakpan siya ng lambat. Ngunit si Bhīṣma, di natinag, ay gumanti sa pamamagitan ng pagbuhos ng masasalansang na pangkat ng mga palaso na tila ulan—larawan ng matatag na loob ng mandirigma sa tungkulin ng digmaan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in practice: steadfastness under attack, disciplined retaliation without panic, and the warrior’s obligation to meet force with controlled courage rather than fear or collapse.
Sanjaya describes an exchange of arrow-volleys: Śveta blankets Bhīṣma with a dense shower of arrows, and Bhīṣma responds in kind, sending back a heavy rain of arrows—signaling an intense duel on the battlefield.