Shloka 74
भीष्मशिबिरगमनम् — Duryodhana’s Visit to Bhīṣma’s Camp and the Command Appeal
ततो बहुविधेनगिश्छादयामास राक्षसम्,तदनन्तर उसने बहुत-से नागोंद्वारा राक्षषको आच्छादित कर दिया। नागोंद्वारा आच्छादित होनेपर उस राक्षसराजने कुछ सोच-विचारकर गरुड़का रूप धारण कर लिया और समस्त नागोंको भक्षण करना आरम्भ किया
sa jaya uv01ca |
tato bahuvidhair nāgaiś chādayāmāsa rākṣasam |
tadānantara sa bahubhir nāgair āvṛto rākṣasarājo vicārya garuḍarūpa dhṛtvā samastān nāgān bhakṣayitum ārabdhavān |
Sañjaya nói: Rồi hắn dùng đủ loại rắn phủ kín tên rākṣasa. Khi chúa tể loài rākṣasa thấy mình bị vô số nāga bao trùm, hắn trầm ngâm giây lát, hóa thành Garuḍa và bắt đầu nuốt chửng hết thảy loài rắn.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights a battlefield ethic of adaptability: when overwhelmed, a powerful being shifts form and method to neutralize the threat. It also reflects the Mah01bh01rata s recurring motif that unchecked force invites an equal or greater counter-force, often escalating violence rather than resolving it through restraint.
A r01k 63asa is smothered/covered by many nāgas. In response, the r01k 63asar01ja thinks quickly, assumes Garu 0da s form (the natural enemy of serpents), and begins devouring the nāgas.