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Shloka 27

स छिन्नधन्वा संक्रुद्ध: सृक्किणी परिसंलिहन्‌ । शक्ति जग्राह तरसा गिरीणामणि दारणीम

sa chinnadhanvā saṅkruddhaḥ sṛkkiṇī parisaṁlihan | śaktiṁ jagrāha tarasā girīṇām aṇi-dāraṇīm ||

Sañjaya dijo: Cuando su arco fue cortado, Bhīṣma—airado—lamió las comisuras de su boca con feroz determinación y, con presteza, empuñó una śakti (lanza pesada), arma de la que se dice que puede hender incluso las cumbres de las montañas. La escena subraya la escalada incesante de la violencia en la guerra: cuando un medio se quiebra, se toma otro, más terrible, y la ira se vuelve el combustible que impulsa nuevas destrucciones.

सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
छिन्न-धन्वाwhose bow was cut/broken
छिन्न-धन्वा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootछिन्नधन्वन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
संक्रुद्धःenraged
संक्रुद्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसंक्रुद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सृक्किणीthe two corners of the mouth
सृक्किणी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसृक्कि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Dual
परिसंलिहन्licking all around
परिसंलिहन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-सम्-लिह्
FormPresent (Shatru participle), Singular
शक्तिम्a spear/javelin (shakti-weapon)
शक्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशक्ति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
जग्राहseized/took up
जग्राह:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular
तरसाwith force/impetuosity
तरसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतरस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
गिरीणाम्of mountains
गिरीणाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootगिरि
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
अणि-दारणीम्splitting even the core/peak (of mountains)
अणि-दारणीम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअणिदारिणी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
B
Bhīṣma
Ś
śakti (spear/javelin weapon)
M
mountains

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how anger in warfare quickly seeks new instruments of harm: when one weapon fails, wrath drives the warrior to seize a more destructive means. Ethically, it illustrates the momentum of conflict—how violence tends to intensify rather than conclude—warning that unchecked krodha (anger) sustains and amplifies suffering.

In the battle, Bhīṣma’s bow has been cut. Enraged, he licks the corners of his mouth in a fierce gesture and immediately takes up a śakti (a heavy spear/javelin), described as powerful enough to split mountains, preparing to continue fighting with another formidable weapon.