Shloka 48
ततो द्रोणो ब्राह्ममस्त्र प्रादुश्चक्रे महामति: । संतापयन् रणे पार्थ भूतान्यन्तर्हितानि च,तत्पश्चात् परम बुद्धिमान् द्रोणाचार्यने रणभूमिमें अर्जुनको तथा आकाशवर्ती अदृश्य प्राणियोंको संताप देते हुए ब्रह्मास्त्र प्रकट किया
tato droṇo brāhmam astraṁ prāduścakre mahāmatiḥ | santāpayan raṇe pārtha bhūtāny antarhitāni ca ||
サञ्जयは言った。「そのとき、大いなる知略を備えたドローナは、ブラフマーの武器たるブラフマーストラを顕現させた。戦場においてそれはパールタ（アルジュナ）を灼き、さらに天を行く目に見えぬ存在までも苦しめた。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral danger of escalating to supreme astras: when power exceeds discernment, harm spreads beyond intended targets (even to unseen beings). It implicitly presses the dharmic question of proportionality and restraint in warfare.
Sañjaya reports that Droṇa, in the heat of battle, manifests the Brahmā-weapon and uses it to afflict Arjuna and even invisible aerial beings—signaling a dramatic intensification of the conflict through celestial weaponry.