Shloka 84
गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह
Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation
हाहाकारो महानासीत् पुत्राणां ते विशाम्पते । दृष्टवा शक्ति महाघोरां मृत्योर्दण्डसमप्रभाम्
sañjaya uvāca | hāhākāro mahān āsīt putrāṇāṃ te viśāmpate | dṛṣṭvā śaktiṃ mahāghorāṃ mṛtyor daṇḍa-samaprabhām ||
三阇耶说道：“人民之主啊，你的诸子见那极其可怖的长枪，光焰如同死神之杖，便齐声发出巨大的惊惶哀号。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral gravity of war: when lethal power manifests, even proud warriors are confronted with the reality of death. It highlights how violence inevitably produces fear and lament, reminding rulers of the consequences that fall upon their own people.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a tremendous cry arose among the Kaurava princes as they saw a terrifying spear-like weapon, radiant like Death’s punitive staff, indicating a moment of panic and foreboding on the battlefield.