Shloka 87
वासवी-शक्तेः प्रयोगः, घटोत्कच-वधोत्तर-शोकः, व्यासोपदेशश्च
The Vāsavī Spear’s Use, Post-Ghaṭotkaca Grief, and Vyāsa’s Counsel
ततो मायाधरं द्रौणिर्घटोत्कचसुतं दिवि
tato māyādharaṃ drauṇir ghaṭotkacasutaṃ divi
サンジャヤは言った。するとドローナの子アシュヴァッターマンは、天にあって幻力（マーヤー）を操るガトートカチャの子を見た――戦いが超常の力とその対抗力の競り合いへ移り、武勇は武器のみならず、戦の道義（ダルマ）を揺るがしかねぬ欺きの術を制する力によっても量られることを示していた。
सयजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how warfare can devolve into contests of deception and extraordinary power (māyā), raising ethical tension: victory pursued through illusion may destabilize the expected norms of fair combat, even when framed within kṣatriya duty.
Sañjaya reports that Aśvatthāman (Droṇa’s son) confronts or observes the son of Ghaṭotkaca moving in the sky and wielding māyā, indicating an aerial, supernatural phase of battle between elite champions.