Shloka 72
गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह
Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation
ततः क्रोधवशं प्राप्त: पिता देवव्रतस्तव । ध्वजमुन्मथितं दृष्टवा तां च सेनां निवारिताम्,तब आपके पिता देवव्रत भीष्म अपने ध्वजको टूटकर गिरा हुआ और सेनाको निवारित की हुई देखकर क्रोधके अधीन हो गये
tataḥ krodhavaśaṁ prāptaḥ pitā devavratas tava | dhvajam unmathitaṁ dṛṣṭvā tāṁ ca senāṁ nivāritām |
پھر تمہارے والد دیوورت (بھیشم)، اپنا جھنڈا گرا ہوا اور اپنی فوج کو روکا ہوا دیکھ کر غضب کے قابو میں آ گئے۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger (krodha) can seize even a great elder and commander, shaping decisions in war. It implicitly warns that wounded honor and battlefield reversals can provoke reactive leadership, where emotion rather than discernment drives action.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Bhīṣma, seeing his standard struck down and the Kaurava forces being checked, becomes enraged—signaling an escalation in his intent to counter the opposing side and restore momentum.