Shloka 63
गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह
Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation
बलेन चतुरड्रेण गाड्रेयमन्वपालयन् । राजा दुर्योधनकी यह बात सुनकर सब महारथी बड़ी उतावलीके साथ वहाँ आये और चतुरंगिणी सेनाद्वारा गंगानन्दन भीष्मकी रक्षा करने लगे ।।
sañjaya uvāca | balena caturaṅgreṇa gāṅgeyam anvapālayan | bāhlīkaḥ kṛtavarmā ca śalaḥ śalyaś ca bhārata ||
Sañjaya nói: Với sức mạnh của đạo quân bốn binh chủng, họ canh giữ và bảo vệ Bhīṣma, người con của sông Gaṅgā. Hỡi Bhārata, Bāhlīka, Kṛtavarmā, Śala và Śalya (là những kẻ xông lên trước), cùng dồn sức che chở vị lão tổ giữa vòng chiến.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in practice: safeguarding the commander (Bhīṣma) through coordinated force. Ethically, it underscores loyalty and duty within one’s chosen allegiance, even as the wider war remains morally fraught.
After hearing Duryodhana’s words, leading Kaurava-side warriors assemble and, using the fourfold army formation, take up positions to protect Bhīṣma on the battlefield; Bāhlīka, Kṛtavarmā, Śala, and Śalya are named among them.