Shloka 107
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
Devanagari script
अथाधिज्यं धनु: कृत्वा शर्व: संधाय तं शरम्
Transliteration
athādhijyaṃ dhanuḥ kṛtvā śarvaḥ saṃdhāya taṃ śaram
Translation
于是，舍婆（Śarva）将弓弦拉至极致的满张之势，把那支箭稳稳扣定——这是一幅克制而有纪律的力量之象：威能并非偶然迸发，而是在战场之中以决心加以指向。
Word by Word
अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
अधिज्यम्with the bowstring fixed; strung
अधिज्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअधिज्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
धनुःbow
धनुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधनुस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कृत्वाhaving made
कृत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)
शर्वःŚarva (Śiva)
शर्वः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
संधायhaving fitted/placed (on the bow); having set
संधाय:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-धा
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)
तम्that
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
शरम्arrow
शरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
पितामह उवाच
Characters & Entities
प
पितामह (Bhīṣma, as narrator/speaker)श
शर्व (Śiva)ध
धनुः (bow)श
शर (arrow)Character 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 controlled strength: true power is shown through readiness, precision, and restraint—force made purposeful rather than impulsive, especially in a moral and strategic crisis like war.
Bhīṣma describes Śarva (Śiva) preparing to act: he fully strings his bow and sets an arrow, signaling imminent engagement and the decisive turn that follows from divine or heroic intervention.