Shloka 956

गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह

Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation

Devanagari script

शनकैरशभ्ययाच्छवेतं गाड़ेय: प्रहसन्निव । तब दूसरे रथपर बैठकर धनुषकी टंकार करते हुए गंगानन्दन भीष्म उदास मनसे हँसते हुए-से धीरे-धीरे श्वेतकी ओर चले

Transliteration

śanakair aśabhyayāc chvetaṃ gāḍeyaḥ prahasan niva | tataḥ dvitīye rathopari niṣaṇṇaḥ dhanuṣaḥ ṭaṅkāraṃ kurvan gaṅgānandanaḥ bhīṣmaḥ udāsa-manasaḥ hasann iva śanaiḥ śanaiḥ śvetasya abhimukhaṃ yayau |

Translation

Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Dahan-dahan, na waring may bahagyang ngiting pinipigil, sumulong si Gāṅgeya (Bhīṣma) patungo kay Śveta. Pagkaraan, nakaupo sa isa pang karwaheng pandigma at pinatunog ang kanyang pana sa matinis na twang, ang anak ng Ilog Gaṅgā—si Bhīṣma—ay nagpatuloy, hiwalay ang loob at di nabibigkis, na para bang marahang tumatawa, hakbang-hakbang patungo kay Śveta.

Word by Word

• शनकैः: slowly, gradually
• शनकैः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनकैस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• अशभ्ययात्: from the ignoble/uncivil (one)
• अशभ्ययात्: Apadana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशभ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• श्वेतम्: Shveta (proper name)
• श्वेतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वेत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गाङ्गेयः: Gāṅgeya (Bhīṣma, son of Gaṅgā)
• गाङ्गेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाङ्गेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रहसन्: laughing, smiling
• प्रहसन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-हस् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग

• इव: as if, like
• इव: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīṣma (Gāṅgeya, Gaṅgānandana)
• Śveta
• chariot (ratha)
• bow (dhanuṣ)
• bowstring twang (ṭaṅkāra)
• Gaṅgā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined action with inner detachment: Bhīṣma advances in battle performing his role without visible agitation, suggesting that duty (svadharma) can be carried out with composure and non-attachment to emotional turbulence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Bhīṣma moving slowly toward the warrior Śveta. Bhīṣma is on a chariot, twanging his bowstring as a martial signal, and appears to smile—yet his mind is described as detached—indicating calm confidence as he closes in for combat.