Shloka 88
गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह
Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation
शक्ति विनिहतां दृष्टवा वैराटि: क्रोधमूर्च्छित:
śaktiṁ vinihatāṁ dṛṣṭvā vairāṭiḥ krodha-mūrcchitaḥ | gadāṁ jagrāha saṁhṛṣṭo bhīṣmasya nidhanaṁ prati ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Nang makita niyang nabigo ang paghagis ng kaniyang sibat, ang anak ni Virāṭa, nahilo sa tindi ng galit, ay masiglang dumampot ng isang pamalo (gada), na naglalayong ipahamak si Bhīṣma. Ipinakikita ng sandaling ito kung paanong ang poot ay nakapagtatabon sa paghatol sa digmaan, at ginagawang walang-ingat na paghihiganti ang tungkulin.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) can overwhelm judgment, making a warrior lose विवेक (discernment) and rush from rightful duty into impulsive vengeance—an ethical warning embedded within the war narrative.
After his spear attack is thwarted, Virāṭa’s son Śveta becomes enraged and, in excited confidence, grabs a mace with the intention of killing Bhīṣma, as Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.