Shloka 52
अध्याय ५८ — वानरध्वजस्य महेन्द्रास्त्रप्रयोगः
Chapter 58: Arjuna’s Deployment of the Indra-Weapon
ऐन्द्रं वायव्यमाग्नेयमस्त्रमस्त्रेण पाण्डव: । द्रोणेन मुक्तमात्र तु ग्रसति सम पुनः पुनः:,पाण्डुनन्दन अर्जुन आचार्य द्रोणके छोड़े हुए ऐन्द्र, वायव्य और आग्नेय आदि अस्त्रोंको उसके विरोधी अस्त्रद्वारा बार-बार नष्ट कर देते थे
aīndraṁ vāyvyaṁ āgneyaṁ astram astreṇa pāṇḍavaḥ | droṇena muktamātraṁ tu grasati sma punaḥ punaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Arjuna, putera Pāṇḍu, berulang kali menetralkan senjata-senjata sakti—berasal dari Indra, Bayu, dan Agni—yang dilepaskan oleh Droṇa, dengan menggunakan penawar yang tepat bagi setiap senjata.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid combat, excellence is shown through restraint and right method: Arjuna does not answer force with uncontrolled violence, but with appropriate countermeasures, reflecting disciplined knowledge and ethical self-command.
Droṇa releases powerful celestial missiles—Aindra, Vāyvya, and Āgneya—yet Arjuna repeatedly nullifies them with counter-astras, effectively ‘swallowing’ each weapon as soon as it is launched.