Shloka 112
गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह
Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation
विकृष्य बलवान् भीष्म: समाधत्त दुरासदम् | ब्रह्मास्त्रेण सुसंयुक्त तं शरं लोमवाहिनम्,तदनन्तर महाबली भीष्मने धनुषको खींचकर उसके ऊपर एक मृत्युके समान भयंकर, भारी-से-भारी लक्ष्यको बेधनेमें समर्थ, उत्तम और दुःसह पंखयुक्त बाण रखा; फिर उसे ब्रह्मास्त्रद्वारा अभिमन्त्रित करके छोड़ दिया
sañjaya uvāca | vikṛṣya balavān bhīṣmaḥ samādhatta durāsadam | brahmāstreṇa susaṃyuktaṃ taṃ śaraṃ lomavāhinam ||
Sañjaya said: Mighty Bhīṣma drew his bow and set upon it a formidable arrow, hard to withstand. That shaft, furnished with dreadful feathers, he then empowered with the Brahmāstra—making it a weapon of irresistible force—and released it, intent on striking even the most difficult target. The scene underscores the grim escalation of war, where mastery of sacred weaponry is turned toward destruction rather than restraint.
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