Shloka 66

गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह

Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation

Devanagari script

स निवार्य तु तान्‌ सर्वान्‌ केसरी कुज्जरानिव

Transliteration

sa nivārya tu tān sarvān kesarī kuñjarān iva

Translation

Sabi ni Sañjaya: Nang mapigil niya silang lahat, pinigil niya sila—gaya ng leon na pumipigil sa mga elepante—isang tanda ng lakas na may pagpipigil sa gitna ng bugso ng labanan.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निवार्य: having restrained
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√वृ (वृञ्) / निवारयति
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (from causative usage), having restrained/checked

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तान्: those (them)
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• केसरी: lion
• केसरी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: केसरी
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुञ्जरान्: elephants
• कुञ्जरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुञ्जर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• lion (kesarī)
• elephants (kuñjara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power is shown not only in attack but in restraint; the simile of a lion controlling elephants highlights disciplined strength and responsible command in a dharmic context.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a warrior (referred to as 'he') restraining all of them, using a vivid comparison: as a lion checks elephants—suggesting a decisive act of control amid battlefield momentum.