Shloka 112
Vāsudeva-Māhātmya: Duryodhana’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Theological Account of Keśava
ततः शुभामापततीं स शर््तित विद्युत्प्रभां शान्तनवेन मुक्ताम् । गदां च मद्राधिपबाहुमुक्तां द्वाभ्यां शराभ्यां निचकर्त वीर:,तत्पश्चात् वीर अर्जुनने शान्तनुनन्दन भीष्मकी छोड़ी हुई बिजलीके समान चमकीली और शोभामयी शक्तिको तथा मद्रराज शल्यकी भुजाओंसे मुक्त हुई गदाको भी दो बाणोंसे काट डाला
tataḥ śubhām āpatatīṃ sa śaktim vidyutprabhāṃ śāntanavena muktām | gadāṃ ca madrādhipa-bāhu-muktāṃ dvābhyāṃ śarābhyāṃ nicakarta vīraḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Then the hero cut down with two arrows the auspicious, lightning-bright spear that Bhīṣma, son of Śāntanu, had hurled as it came rushing in, and he also severed the mace released from the arms of Śalya, lord of Madra. The scene underscores disciplined mastery in battle: force is met not with rage but with precise restraint and skill, limiting harm by neutralizing weapons before they strike.
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