Shloka 4
Rudra’s Omitted Share in the Yajña (रुद्रभागानुपपत्तिः — यज्ञोपाख्यानम्)
सो5कल्प्यमाने भागे तु कृत्तिवासा मखेडमरै: । ततः साधनमन्विच्छन् धनुरादौ ससर्ज ह
so 'kalpyamāne bhāge tu kṛttivāsā makheḍamaraiḥ | tataḥ sādhanam anvicchan dhanur ādau sasarja ha ||
ครั้นเมื่อกำลังจัดสรรส่วนแห่งยัญอยู่ ท่ามกลางความอื้ออึงในสภายัญของเหล่าอมร กฤตติวาสา (ศิวะ) แสวงหาเครื่องมือเพื่อให้บรรลุประสงค์ จึงบังเกิดธนูขึ้นเป็นสิ่งแรก
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When disputes over rightful shares and order arise, the choice of 'sādhana' (means) becomes ethically decisive: turning first to weapons signals a slide from negotiation into coercion, highlighting the Mahābhārata’s recurring warning that ends pursued through violence reshape moral responsibility.
As an allotment or division is being arranged amid loud commotion, Kṛttivāsā looks for a way to accomplish his aim and begins by producing/readying a bow—an action that marks an escalation toward armed confrontation.