Shloka 107
Devanagari script
अथाधिज्यं धनु: कृत्वा शर्व: संधाय तं शरम्
Transliteration
athādhijyaṃ dhanuḥ kṛtvā śarvaḥ saṃdhāya taṃ śaram
Translation
Then Śarva, having drawn his bow to full tautness, set that arrow firmly in place—an image of deliberate, disciplined force, where power is not random but directed by resolve amid war.
Word by Word
अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
अधिज्यम्with the bowstring fixed; strung
अधिज्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअधिज्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
धनुःbow
धनुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधनुस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कृत्वाhaving made
कृत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)
शर्वःŚarva (Śiva)
शर्वः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
संधायhaving fitted/placed (on the bow); having set
संधाय:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-धा
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)
तम्that
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
शरम्arrow
शरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
पितामह उवाच
Characters & Entities
प
पितामह (Bhīṣma, as narrator/speaker)श
शर्व (Śiva)ध
धनुः (bow)श
शर (arrow)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights controlled strength: true power is shown through readiness, precision, and restraint—force made purposeful rather than impulsive, especially in a moral and strategic crisis like war.
Bhīṣma describes Śarva (Śiva) preparing to act: he fully strings his bow and sets an arrow, signaling imminent engagement and the decisive turn that follows from divine or heroic intervention.