Shloka 34
Adhyāya 41 — Kṛṣṇa’s Battlefield Briefing and the Renewal of the Great Engagement
अस्त्राणि पश्याद्य ममोत्तमानि ब्राह्माणि दिव्यान्यथ मानुषाणि
astrāṇi paśyādya mamottamāni brāhmāṇi divyānyatha mānuṣāṇi
ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—“ଆଜି ମୋର ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଅସ୍ତ୍ରଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ଦେଖ—ବ୍ରହ୍ମସମ୍ବନ୍ଧୀୟ ଦିବ୍ୟ ଅସ୍ତ୍ର, ଏବଂ ମାନବ-ଉତ୍ପତ୍ତିର ଅସ୍ତ୍ରମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ।”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts divine, mantra-empowered weapons with merely human ones, implicitly raising the ethical issue that greater power demands greater restraint; in dharma-yuddha, the use of extraordinary force is not merely a matter of capability but of rightful, proportionate application.
Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, reports a warrior’s declaration of readiness to display and employ superior weapons—both sacred celestial astras and ordinary human weapons—signaling an escalation in the battle’s intensity.