Shloka 31
कण्वोपदेशः—नश्वरबलविवेकः तथा मातलिगुणकेश्याः आख्यानारम्भः
Kaṇva’s Counsel on Impermanent Power; Opening of the Mātali–Guṇakeśī Narrative
अस्त्रमप्रतिसंधेयं तदद्भुतमिवा भवत् । तब किसीसे पराजित न होनेवाले महर्षि नरने उनके ऊपर भयंकर ऐषीकास्त्रका प्रयोग किया; जिसका निवारण करना असम्भव था। यह एक अद्भुत-सी घटना हुई ।।
astram apratisaṃdheyaṃ tad adbhutam ivābhavat | teṣām akṣīṇi karṇākṣa-nāsikāś caiva māyayā ||
ラーマは言った。「その武器は防ぎようがなく、まるで奇瑞の出来事であった。マーヤー（幻力）によって、彼らの耳と目と鼻は消え失せたのだ。」
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the terrifying asymmetry of power when an irresistible astra is used: when force becomes ‘uncounterable,’ ethical responsibility and restraint become crucial, because the victim’s agency and even bodily integrity can be overwhelmed by māyā.
Rāma describes an extraordinary event in which an astra that cannot be neutralized is deployed, producing a wondrous yet dreadful effect: through illusion, the opponents’ sensory organs—ears, eyes, and noses—are made to disappear.