Shloka 107

गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह

Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation

Devanagari script

आपततन्तं ततो भीष्मो भीमसेन॑ प्रतापवान्‌

Transliteration

āpatatantaṃ tato bhīṣmo bhīmasenaṃ pratāpavān

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Rồi Bhīṣma hùng mạnh, rực cháy uy lực, đã ra đối diện Bhīmasena khi chàng xông thẳng tới—như quyền uy lão luyện gặp sức mạnh bốc lửa, giữa nỗi giằng xé đạo lý của cuộc chiến huynh đệ tương tàn.

Word by Word

• आपततन्तम्: rushing/falling upon (him)
• आपततन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आपतत् (धातु: आपत्) → आपतन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीमसेनम्: Bhimasena (Bhima)
• भीमसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रतापवान्: mighty; valorous
• प्रतापवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतापवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīṣma
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the clash between youthful momentum and elder mastery, suggesting that in war—and in life—raw force meets the tested discipline of experience; it also underscores the tragic necessity of performing one’s role amid a conflict where righteousness is complex.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Bhīma rushes forward to attack, and Bhīṣma—renowned for his prowess—moves to meet him, setting up a direct confrontation on the Kurukṣetra battlefield.