Shloka 73
गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह
Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation
श्वित॑ प्रति महाराज व्यसूजत् सायकान् बहून् तानावार्य रणे श्वेतों भीष्मस्य रथिनां वर:
Śvetaḥ prati mahārāja vyasūjat sāyakān bahūn; tān āvārya raṇe Śveto Bhīṣmasya rathināṁ varaḥ.
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: O dakilang hari, si Śveta ay nagpakawala ng maraming palaso bilang ganti. Sa gitna ng labanan, si Śveta—na pinakatampok sa mga mandirigmang karwahe ni Bhīṣma—ay sumalag at nagpaurong sa mga palasong iyon.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in action: disciplined courage and skill under pressure. Ethical emphasis lies in steadfast performance of one’s role in a justly undertaken duty, without panic, even amid lethal exchange.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Śveta responds to an attack by releasing many arrows and, in the battle, successfully checks/wards off the incoming missiles, being described as a foremost chariot-warrior associated with Bhīṣma’s side.