Shloka 80
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
ततस्तमिषुमादाय विष्णुसोमाग्निसम्भवम्
tatastam iṣum ādāya viṣṇu-soma-agni-sambhavam
Alors l’Aïeul prit cette flèche—que l’on disait issue de la puissance conjointe de Viṣṇu, Soma et Agni—, signe d’un recours délibéré à une arme investie de force divine au cœur de la crise morale de la guerre.
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the gravity of invoking divinely sourced force in battle: power is not merely technical but morally weighty, and its use implies responsibility, restraint, and awareness of dharma amid violence.
Bhīṣma (the grandsire) takes up a particular arrow described as born from the powers of Viṣṇu, Soma, and Agni, indicating preparation to employ an extraordinary, consecrated missile in the ongoing conflict.