Shloka 64

गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह

Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation

Devanagari script

जलसंधो विकर्णश्न चित्रसेनो विविंशति: । त्वरमाणास्त्वराकाले परिवार्य समनन्‍्तत:

Transliteration

Jalasaṃdho vikarṇaś ca citraseno viviṃśatiḥ | tvaramāṇās tvarākāle parivārya samanantataḥ ||

Translation

Wika ni Sañjaya: Sina Jalasandha, Vikarṇa, Citrasena, at Viviṃśati—nagmamadali sa sandaling yaon ng kagipitan—ay pumaligid sa kanya sa lahat ng panig.

Word by Word

• जलसन्धः: Jalasandha (proper name)
• जलसन्धः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलसन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विकर्णः: Vikarṇa (proper name)
• विकर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चित्रसेनः: Citraseṇa (proper name)
• चित्रसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विविंशतिः: Viviṁśati (proper name)
• विविंशतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विविंशति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वरमाणाः: hastening, rushing
• त्वरमाणाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरमाण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• त्वराकाले: at the time of haste
• त्वराकाले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वराकाल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• परिवार्य: having surrounded, encircling
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि-√वृ (वृणोति/वृ)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• समन्ततः: on all sides, all around
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततस्

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• जलसंध (Jalasaṃdha)
• विकर्ण (Vikarṇa)
• चित्रसेन (Citrasena)
• विविंशति (Viviṃśati)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how, in war, coordinated action and speed can overwhelm an opponent; ethically, it points to the tension between strategic necessity and ideals of fair, single combat (yuddha-dharma).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Jalasaṃdha, Vikarṇa, Citrasena, and Viviṃśati rush in and surround a target from all sides during a critical, hurried moment in the battle.