Shloka 36
अर्जुनस्तु महाराज ब्राद्ममस्त्रमुदैरयत्
arjunas tu mahārāja brāhmam astram udairayat
Sañjaya said: O great king, Arjuna then unleashed the Brahmā-weapon—invoking a supreme, sacred force amid the battle, a moment that underscores how the war had escalated to the use of extraordinary powers whose deployment carries grave moral weight.
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights the ethical gravity of wielding supreme, mantra-invoked weapons: when conflict reaches such extremes, power must be governed by dharma, restraint, and responsibility, because the consequences extend beyond ordinary combat.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna, in response to the battlefield situation, releases the Brāhma astra—a formidable divine missile—signaling a decisive and intensified phase of the fighting.