Shloka 27
स छिन्नधन्वा संक्रुद्ध: सृक्किणी परिसंलिहन् । शक्ति जग्राह तरसा गिरीणामणि दारणीम
sa chinnadhanvā saṅkruddhaḥ sṛkkiṇī parisaṁlihan | śaktiṁ jagrāha tarasā girīṇām aṇi-dāraṇīm ||
سنجے نے کہا—جب کمان کٹ گئی تو بھیشم غضبناک ہو کر، ہونٹوں کے کنارے چاٹتے ہوئے، تیزی سے ‘شکتی’ (بھاری نیزہ) اٹھا لیا، جس کے بارے میں کہا جاتا ہے کہ وہ پہاڑوں کی چوٹیوں کو بھی چیر دے۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger in warfare quickly seeks new instruments of harm: when one weapon fails, wrath drives the warrior to seize a more destructive means. Ethically, it illustrates the momentum of conflict—how violence tends to intensify rather than conclude—warning that unchecked krodha (anger) sustains and amplifies suffering.
In the battle, Bhīṣma’s bow has been cut. Enraged, he licks the corners of his mouth in a fierce gesture and immediately takes up a śakti (a heavy spear/javelin), described as powerful enough to split mountains, preparing to continue fighting with another formidable weapon.