Shloka 102
गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह
Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation
Devanagari script
स निरुद्धेषु सर्वेषु पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु
Transliteration
sa niruddheṣu sarveṣu pāṇḍaveṣu mahātmasu
Translation
Sañjaya nói: Khi tất cả các Pāṇḍava đại hồn đã bị vây hãm và kìm giữ, thế trận trở nên ngặt nghèo.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
निरुद्धेषुwhen (they were) restrained/blocked
निरुद्धेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootनिरुद्ध
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
सर्वेषुin all
सर्वेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
पाण्डवेषुamong the Pandavas
पाण्डवेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
महात्मसुamong the great-souled (ones)
महात्मसु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaP
PāṇḍavasCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even in warfare, the narrative highlights how moments of encirclement and restraint become ethical pressure-points: they reveal steadiness (dhairya), strategic judgment, and the boundary between rightful combat and excessive coercion.
Sañjaya reports a battlefield development: the Pāṇḍavas—described as mahātmans—have been checked or hemmed in, indicating a tactical containment that heightens danger and sets up the next action or response.