Shloka 100
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
त्रस्तानि सर्वभूतानि त्रैलोक्यं भू: प्रकम्पते । निमित्तानि च घोराणि तत्र संदधत: शरम्,फिर तो समस्त प्राणी भयभीत हो उठे। सारी त्रिलोकी और भूमि काँपने लगी। जब वे वहाँ धनुषपर बाणका संधान करने लगे, तब उसमें चन्द्रमा, अग्नि, विष्णु, ब्रह्मा और रुद्रके क्षोभसे बड़े भयंकर निमित्त प्रकट हुए। धनुषके क्षोभसे वह रथ अत्यन्त शिथिल होने लगा
trastāni sarvabhūtāni trailokyaṁ bhūḥ prakampate | nimittāni ca ghorāṇi tatra saṁdadhataḥ śaram |
Бхишма сказал: всех существ объял страх; три мира и сама земля задрожали. И когда он наложил стрелу на лук, явились грозные знамения — от смятения Сомы (Луны), Агни, Вишну, Брахмы и Рудры; так что и колесница, потрясённая яростным напряжением лука, словно стала шататься и ослабевать.
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that adharma-driven violence and climactic moments of war are mirrored by ‘nimitta’—cosmic and psychological disturbances—reminding the listener that actions have consequences felt beyond the battlefield, and that righteous discernment (dharma-buddhi) is crucial when power is being readied for harm.
Bhīṣma describes a moment when a warrior prepares to shoot—placing the arrow on the bowstring—at which point fear spreads among beings, the earth and three worlds tremble, and terrifying omens appear, linked to disturbances associated with major deities; even the chariot seems to falter under the violent tension of the bow.