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

三阇耶说道：于是，威势炽盛的毗湿摩迎上正猛冲而来的毗摩塞那——如老成的权威与急烈的劲力相撞，在骨肉相残之战的道义重压之中。

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.