Shloka 112
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
Devanagari script
स तद् विकृष्य भगवान् दिव्यं लोकेश्वरो धनु:
Transliteration
sa tad vikṛṣya bhagavān divyaṁ lokeśvaro dhanuḥ
Translation
Then the venerable Lord of the worlds drew back that divine bow—an act that signaled sovereign resolve and readiness to enforce righteous order amid the pressures of war.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
विकृष्यhaving drawn/pulled (back)
विकृष्य:
TypeVerb
Rootवि + कृष्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
भगवान्the blessed/lordly one
भगवान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दिव्यम्divine
दिव्यम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
लोकेश्वरःlord of the world
लोकेश्वरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootलोक-ईश्वर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धनुःbow
धनुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधनुस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
पितामह उवाच
Characters & Entities
प
पितामह (Bhīṣma, as speaker)ल
लokeśvara (Lord of the worlds—an epithet)D
divya dhanuḥ (divine bow)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 decisive, disciplined action under rightful authority: when dharma must be upheld in a crisis, hesitation gives way to resolute readiness, symbolized by drawing the divine bow.
In Bhīṣma’s narration, a revered, world-sovereign figure is described as drawing back a divine bow, indicating immediate preparation for a consequential martial act within the war context.