Shloka 51

Devanagari script

ततः पार्थोउप्यसम्भ्रान्तस्तदस्त्रं प्रतिजध्निवान्‌ । ब्रह्मास्त्रेणैेव राजेन्द्र ततः सर्वमशीशमत्‌,राजेन्द्र! तब अर्जुनने भी बिना किसी घबराहटके ब्रह्मास्त्रसे ही द्रोणाचार्यके उस अस्त्रको दबा दिया; फिर सारा उपद्रव शान्त हो गया

Transliteration

tataḥ pārtho 'py asambhrāntas tad astraṁ pratijaghnivān | brahmāstreṇaiva rājendra tataḥ sarvam aśīśamat ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Pārtha (Arjuna) too, remaining unshaken, countered that weapon; O king, he checked it with the Brahmāstra itself. Thereupon, O best of kings, the entire turmoil was brought to rest.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

पार्थःArjuna (son of Pritha)

अपिalso, even

असम्भ्रान्तःunperturbed, not confused

तत्that

अस्त्रम्weapon, missile

प्रतिजघ्निवान्struck back, repelled

ब्रह्मास्त्रेणwith the Brahmā-weapon (Brahmāstra)

एवindeed, just

राजेन्द्रO king of kings (O best of kings)

ततःthen

सर्वम्everything, all (that turmoil)

अशीशमत्became calm, was pacified

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Arjuna (Pārtha)

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Rājendra)

Brahmāstra

astra (weapon)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steadiness of mind (asambhrānti) and proportionate response: even the most powerful means should be used with restraint to neutralize harm and re-establish peace, not to escalate destruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna, remaining calm, counters an incoming supernatural weapon by deploying the Brahmāstra; as a result, the disturbance caused by the clash of weapons subsides and the situation becomes quiet.