Shloka 107
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
अथाधिज्यं धनु: कृत्वा शर्व: संधाय तं शरम्
athādhijyaṃ dhanuḥ kṛtvā śarvaḥ saṃdhāya taṃ śaram
Entonces Śarva, tras tensar su arco hasta el máximo, encajó en su sitio aquella flecha: imagen de una fuerza deliberada y disciplinada, donde el poder no es azar, sino voluntad dirigida en medio de la guerra.
पितामह उवाच
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.