Shloka 108

कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्‌ स्थिते महाराज रुद्रे विधृतकार्मुके

Transliteration

tasmin sthite mahārāja rudre vidhṛtakārmuke

Translation

ข้าแต่มหาราช เมื่อเขายืนมั่นดังนั้น—ขณะรุทระทรงคันศรไว้พร้อม—ห้วงเวลานั้นก็กลายเป็นวาระชี้ขาด อาบด้วยความเกรงขามแห่งฤทธานุภาพทิพย์

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that (situation/place)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• स्थिते: when (it was) situated/when (he/it) stood
• स्थिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (क्त)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• रुद्रे: in/when Rudra
• रुद्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• विधृतकार्मुके: with bow held/when (he) had taken up the bow
• विधृतकार्मुके: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विधृतकार्मुक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

पितामह उवाच

Characters & Entities

• पितामह (Bhīṣma, implied by speaker tag)
• महाराज (the king being addressed)
• रुद्र (Rudra/Śiva)
• कार्मुक (bow)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how decisive moments in dharmic conflict are framed not only by human intention but also by the presence of higher, awe-inspiring forces; readiness (a bow held poised) symbolizes disciplined power that must be aligned with righteous purpose.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma addresses a king and describes a tense moment: someone remains firmly positioned, and Rudra (Śiva) is depicted with bow in hand, suggesting an imminent action or turning point under a divine, formidable presence.