Shloka 263
Chapter 30: Formation Disruption, Competing War-Cries, and Nīla’s Fall
Droṇa-parva
जघानास्त्रबलेनाशु प्रहसन्नर्जुनस्तदा । इस प्रकार सुबलपुत्र शकुनिके द्वारा बारंबार प्रयुक्त हुई नाना प्रकारकी मायाओंको उस समय अर्जुनने अपने अस्त्रबलसे हँसते-हँसते शीघ्र ही नष्ट कर दिया
jaghānāstrabalena āśu prahasann arjunas tadā |
Sañjaya dit : Alors Arjuna, souriant comme pour mépriser la ruse, anéantit promptement, par la puissance de ses armes, les multiples artifices illusoires que Śakuni, fils de Subala, avait employés à maintes reprises.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts deceptive ‘māyā’ with disciplined competence: steadiness, clarity, and rightful strength can neutralize trickery without being drawn into the same moral darkness. It affirms the ideal of dharma-yuddha where victory is sought through mastery and courage rather than fraud.
Sañjaya reports that Śakuni repeatedly employs various deceptive or illusory tactics on the battlefield, but Arjuna—confident and unshaken—quickly counters and destroys them using his astra-power.