Shloka 98
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
उस वृषभका वह अत्यन्त भयंकर सिंहनाद सुनकर बहुत-से देवशत्रु तारक नामवाले दैत्यगण वहीं विनष्ट हो गये
tasya vṛṣabhasya vahaty-atyanta-bhayaṅkaraṃ siṃhanādaṃ śrutvā bahavo devaśatravaḥ tāraka-nāmāno daityagaṇāḥ tatraiva vinaṣṭāḥ
اُس بیل کے نہایت ہولناک شیرنعرے کو سن کر، دیوتاؤں کے دشمن ‘تارک’ نام کے بہت سے دَیتّیہ وہیں کے وہیں لمحہ بھر میں ہلاک ہو گئے۔
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral-cosmic idea that forces opposing the devas (symbolizing order and dharma) can be undone instantly when confronted by overwhelming, righteous power; fear itself becomes a vehicle of defeat for adharmic hosts.
Bhīṣma describes a moment where a bull-like, mighty figure emits a terrifying lion-roar; upon hearing it, many Daityas—identified as Tāraka—are annihilated immediately at that very place.