Shloka 12
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
ततस्तथेति देवेशस्तैरुक्तो राजसत्तम | अर्धमादाय सर्वेषां तेजसा भ्यधिको5भवत्,नृपश्रेष्ठी तदनन्तर देवताओंने देवेश्वर भगवान् शिवसे “तथास्तु” कह दिया और सबके तेजका आधा भाग लेकर वे अधिक तेजस्वी हो गये
tatas tatheti deveśas tair ukto rājasattama | ardham ādāya sarveṣāṁ tejasābhyadhiko 'bhavat |
তখন দেবেশ্বর, তাদের কথায়, বললেন—“তথাস্তु।” আর সকলের তেজের অর্ধাংশ গ্রহণ করে তিনি আরও অধিক দীপ্তিমান হয়ে উঠলেন।
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power gained through external grant or appropriation can magnify ego and conflict; dharmic strength is ideally grounded in self-restraint and rightful conduct, not merely in accumulated “tejas.”
Duryodhana recounts that the divine lord assented (“tathāstu”) and, by taking half the splendor of all, became even more radiant—highlighting a moment of divine empowerment that feeds into the larger war-driven escalation.