Shloka 11
Kalmāṣapāda’s Encounter with Śakti and the Escalation of the Vasiṣṭha–Viśvāmitra Feud (कल्माषपाद–शक्ति प्रसङ्गः)
द्रोण उदाच अस्त्राणि चैव सर्वाणि तेषां संहारमेव च । प्रयोगं चैव सर्वेषां दातुमहति मे भवान्,द्रोण बोले--भगवन्! आप मुझे सम्पूर्ण अस्त्र तथा उन सबके प्रयोग और उपसंहारकी विधि भी प्रदान करें
droṇa uvāca astrāṇi caiva sarvāṇi teṣāṁ saṁhāram eva ca | prayogaṁ caiva sarveṣāṁ dātum arhati me bhavān ||
Droṇa sprach: „Ehrwürdiger Herr, gewähre mir alle himmlischen Waffen und auch die Methode, sie wieder zurückzunehmen. Lehre mich zudem den rechten Einsatz einer jeden.“
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power must be learned together with control: knowledge of astras is incomplete without knowing their saṁhāra (withdrawal). The verse highlights ethical responsibility—mastery includes restraint, safe procedure, and the ability to end harm.
Droṇa respectfully petitions his teacher to transmit the full science of weapons: not only the astras themselves, but also their practical deployment (prayoga) and the method to recall or neutralize them (saṁhāra).