Shloka 14
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
ततोडअब्रवीन्महादेवो धनुर्बाणधरो हाहम् । हनिष्यामि रथेनाजौ तान् रिपून् वो दिवौकस:,तत्पश्चात् महादेवजीने कहा--“देवताओ! मैं धनुष-बाण धारण करके रथपर बैठकर युद्धस्थलमें तुम्हारे उन शत्रुओंका वध करूँगा
tato 'bravīn mahādevo dhanur-bāṇa-dharo hāham | haniṣyāmi rathenājau tān ripūn vo divaukasaḥ ||
ततोऽब्रवीन्महादेवो धनुर्बाणधरोऽहम् । हनिष्यामि रथेनाजौ तान् रिपून् वो दिवौकसः ॥
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents a dharmic framing of force: when cosmic balance and the protection of the righteous are at stake, even a supreme deity may take up weapons—not from personal animosity, but as an act of guardianship and restoration of order.
Mahādeva addresses the gods and promises to enter the battle mounted on a chariot, armed with bow and arrows, to destroy their enemies—announcing direct divine participation in the conflict.