संजय उवाच
ततः संशप्तका राजन् समे देशे व्यवस्थिताः ॥
व्यूह्यानीकं रथैर् एव चन्द्रार्धाख्यं मुदान्विताः ॥
ते किरीटिनम् आयान्तं दृष्ट्वा हर्षेण मारिष ॥
उदक्रोशन् नरव्याघ्राः शब्देन महता तदा ॥
saṃjaya uvāca
tataḥ saṃśaptakā rājan same deśe vyavasthitāḥ ||
vyūhyānīkaṃ rathair eva candrārdhākhyaṃ mudānvitāḥ ||
te kirīṭinam āyāntaṃ dṛṣṭvā harṣeṇa māriṣa ||
udakrośan naravyāghrāḥ śabdena mahatā tadā ||
Then the samshaptakas, O king, having taken their stand on level ground, drew up their chariot-host in the array called the "half-moon," filled with joy. Catching sight of the advancing Diademed One, these tigers among men, O worthy one, in their delight then raised a great roaring cry.
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The samshaptakas — the "sworn ones" — meet Arjuna's approach not with fear but with exultation: they have vowed either to kill him or to fall, and so death is no longer a threat to them but the fulfillment of a word given. It is telling that their formation is called the "half-moon" — an open, encircling shape, ready to close. Here the formidable power of a vow reveals itself: a man who has bound himself completely by his word ceases to fear death. But the verse also teaches the reverse: joy aimed at an evil end — destroying one who stands for dharma — is not sanctified by resolve alone. Valor and fidelity to one's word are genuine only when they serve a righteous cause; otherwise the very fearlessness becomes an instrument of ruin.