Shloka 9
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 94: Sātyaki–Sudarśana Yuddha (सात्यकि–सुदर्शन युद्ध)
तस्याशुक्षिप्तान् भल्लान् हि भल्लै: संनतपर्वभि: | प्रत्यविध्यदमेयात्मा ब्रह्मास्त्रं समुदीरयन्,अमेय आत्मबलसे सम्पन्न द्रोणाचार्यने अर्जुनके तुरंत चलाये हुए उन भल्ल्लोंको झुकी हुई गाँठवाले भल्लोंद्वारा ही काट दिया और ब्रह्मास्त्र प्रकट किया
sañjaya uvāca | tasyāśukṣiptān bhallān hi bhallaiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ | pratyavidhyad ameyātmā brahmāstraṃ samudīrayan |
サञ्जयは語った。底知れぬ気魄をもつドローナは、アルジュナが素早く放ったバッラ（bhalla）の矢を、曲がった節を備えた自らのバッラでたちまち断ち落とし、さらに勝負を激化させてブラフマー・アストラ（Brahmāstra）を発動した。この場面は、正義を掲げる戦の熱の中で、熟達と自制が、使用に重い道義的代償を伴う至上の武器へ手を伸ばす危うさと拮抗することを示している。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical tension in warfare: technical brilliance and immediate countermeasures can rapidly escalate into the use of catastrophic divine weapons (astra). It implicitly warns that power must be governed by discernment, since invoking supreme weapons carries disproportionate consequences.
Arjuna shoots bhalla-arrows at Drona. Drona promptly cuts/counters those arrows with his own specially jointed bhallas and then proceeds to invoke the Brahmāstra, intensifying the battle.