Shloka 83
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
ततो भूयोअब्रवीद् देवो देवानिन्द्रपुरोगमान्,तब महादेवजीने पुन: इन्द्र आदि देवताओंसे कहा--“शायद ये दैत्योंको न मारें' ऐसा समझकर तुम्हें किसी प्रकार भी शोक नहीं करना चाहिये। तुमलोग असुरोंको इस बाणसे “मरा हुआ' ही समझो”
tato bhūyo ’bravīd devo devān indrapurogāmān | tataḥ mahādevaḥ punar indra-ādi-devatābhyaḥ uvāca—“śāyad etān daityān na mārayeyuḥ” iti matvā yuṣmābhiḥ kathaṃcid api śoko na kartavyaḥ | yūyaṃ asurān etena bāṇena “mṛtān eva” manyadhvam ||
Then the divine Lord spoke again to the gods led by Indra. Mahādeva said once more to Indra and the other deities: “Do not grieve in any way, thinking, ‘Perhaps these Daityas will not be slain.’ You should regard the Asuras as already dead by this arrow.”
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not succumb to grief or doubt in a dharmic struggle when righteous means and higher assurance are present; steadiness of mind and confidence in just action are themselves part of victory.
Mahādeva addresses Indra and the other gods, urging them not to fear that the Daityas might survive; he instructs them to treat the Asuras as already slain by the power of a particular arrow, reinforcing morale and certainty.