Shloka 353
कर्णभीमयुद्धम्
Karna–Bhīma Combat Report
अशामयन्महाप्रज्ञो ब्रह्मास्त्रेणेव मारिष | माननीय नरेश! तब महाप्राज्ञ राजा युधिष्ठिरने द्रोणद्वारा चलाये गये उस ब्रह्मास्त्रको ब्रह्मास्त्रद्वारा ही शान््त कर दिया
aśāmayat mahāprajño brahmāstreṇeva māriṣa | mānanīya nareśa! tadā mahāprajña-rājā yudhiṣṭhirena droṇadvārā calāyitasya tasya brahmāstrasya brahmāstreṇaiva śāntiḥ kṛtā |
Sanjaya said: O venerable king, the great-souled and highly discerning Yudhishthira quelled the Brahmastra that Drona had launched—by countering it with a Brahmastra of his own.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in righteous war, overwhelming power must be governed by discernment and restraint. The proper response to catastrophic force is controlled neutralization, prioritizing the prevention of wider harm over escalation.
Droṇa releases a Brahmāstra. Yudhiṣṭhira, described as highly wise, counters it with another Brahmāstra to pacify and stop its destructive course, as reported by Sañjaya to the king.