Shloka 80
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
Devanagari script
ततस्तमिषुमादाय विष्णुसोमाग्निसम्भवम्
Transliteration
tatastam iṣum ādāya viṣṇu-soma-agni-sambhavam
Translation
பின்னர் பிதாமகர், விஷ்ணு, சோமன், அக்னி ஆகியோரின் இணைந்த ஆற்றலிலிருந்து தோன்றியதாகச் சொல்லப்படும் அந்த அம்பை எடுத்தார்.
Word by Word
ततःthen; thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद्
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/then')
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इषुम्arrow
इषुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइषु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आदायhaving taken
आदाय:
TypeVerb
Rootआ + दा
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), indeclinable; 'having taken'
विष्णु-सोम-अग्नि-सम्भवम्born of (originating from) Viṣṇu, Soma, and Agni
विष्णु-सोम-अग्नि-सम्भवम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्भव (from सम् + भू) / सम्भव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
पितामह उवाच
Characters & Entities
प
पितामह (Bhīṣma)इ
इषु (divine arrow)व
विष्णुस
सोमअ
अग्निCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
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.