Shloka 44
Droṇavadha-saṃniveśaḥ — The Convergence Toward Droṇa’s Fall
Book 7, Chapter 164
असम्भ्रान्तस्ततः पार्थो धनुराकृष्य वीर्यवान् ततस्तदस्त्रमस्त्रेण सतम्भयामास भारत,भरतनन्दन! तदनन्तर पराक्रमी युधिष्ठिरने सम्भ्रमरहित हो धनुष खींचकर उनके उस अस्त्रको अपने दिव्यास्त्र-द्वारा कुण्ठित कर दिया
sañjaya uvāca | asambhrāntas tataḥ pārtho dhanur ākṛṣya vīryavān | tatas tad astram astreṇa satambhayāmāsa bhārata bharatanandana ||
Sañjaya said: Then Pārtha (Arjuna), unshaken and full of prowess, drew his bow. Thereupon, O Bhārata, O joy of the Bharatas, he checked and blunted that missile by countering it with his own weapon. The scene underscores the warrior’s discipline: steadiness of mind and measured force—not panic—become the means by which destructive power is restrained in the midst of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid battle, the ideal warrior acts from steadiness rather than agitation. The verse highlights self-control (asambhrānta) and proportionate response—neutralizing a threat through skillful restraint rather than uncontrolled escalation.
Sañjaya narrates that Pārtha (Arjuna) calmly draws his bow and uses a counter-weapon to arrest an incoming missile-weapon (astra), rendering it ineffective.