Shloka 253
Chapter 30: Formation Disruption, Competing War-Cries, and Nīla’s Fall
Droṇa-parva
प्रायुद्धक्ताम्भस्ततस्तेन प्रायशो<स्त्रेण शोषितम् | उस अंधकारका निवारण हो जानेपर बड़े भयंकर जलप्रवाह प्रकट होने लगे। तब अर्जुनने उस जलके निवारणके लिये आदित्यास्त्रका प्रयोग किया। उस अस्त्रने वहाँका सारा जल सोख लिया
sañjaya uvāca | prāyuddhaktāmbhas tatas tena prāyaśo 'streṇa śoṣitam |
サンジャヤは言った。「そののち、戦いの中で放たれた水の大塊は、その武器によってほとんど乾き尽くされた。闇が払われると、恐るべき奔流が姿を現したが、その洪水を鎮めるため、アルジュナはアーディティヤーストラ（Ādityāstra）を用い、その神なる飛び道具はその地の水をことごとく飲み干した。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in warfare, power is ideally directed toward restoring order and preventing uncontrolled harm. The Sun-associated Ādityāstra symbolizes clarity and restraint—neutralizing a destructive flood rather than escalating chaos—suggesting that skill and might should serve dharma by limiting collateral devastation.
After an obscuring darkness is removed, a terrifying flood-like release of water appears on the battlefield. Arjuna responds by deploying the Ādityāstra, whose solar force absorbs/drys up the water, thereby removing the immediate danger and stabilizing the situation.