Shloka 53
अध्याय ८० — मध्यंदिन-रणवृत्तान्तः
Yudhiṣṭhira–Śrutāyu encounter; Cekitāna–Gautama clash; Abhimanyu pressure; Arjuna’s redeployment
ततः प्रज्ञास्त्रमादाय मोहनास्त्रं व्यनाशयत् | अथ प्रत्यागतप्राणास्तव पुत्रा महारथा:,तब उन्होंने प्रज्ञास्त्र लेकर उसके द्वारा मोहनास्त्रका नाश कर दिया। इससे आपके महारथी पुत्रोंमें पुन: चेतनाशक्ति लौट आयी
tataḥ prajñāstram ādāya mohanāstraṁ vyanāśayat | atha pratyāgataprāṇās tava putrā mahārathāḥ |
Sañjaya said: Then, taking up the Prajñā-weapon, he destroyed the deluding Mohana-weapon. Thereupon your sons—those great chariot-warriors—regained their breath and consciousness.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Delusion can be countered by prajñā—clear discernment and steady intelligence. Even amid conflict, restoring clarity is ethically crucial, because right action depends on a mind freed from मोह (bewilderment).
A deluding weapon (Mohanāstra) has affected Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s warrior-sons; in response, the opposing side employs the Prajñāstra to neutralize it, after which the Kaurava mahārathas recover their senses and vitality.