Shloka 5
Brahmaśirastra-pratisaṃhāra — Retraction and redirection of the supreme weapon
Sauptika Parva, Adhyāya 15
इत्युक्त्वा संजहारास्त्रं पुनरेवं धनंजय: । संहारो दुष्करस्तस्य देवैरपि हि संयुगे
ity uktvā saṃjahārāstraṃ punar evaṃ dhanaṃjayaḥ | saṃhāro duṣkaras tasya devair api hi saṃyuge ||
ଏହିପରି କହି ଧନଞ୍ଜୟ (ଅର୍ଜୁନ) ସେଇ ଅସ୍ତ୍ରକୁ ପୁନର୍ବାର ଉପସଂହାର କଲେ। ସଙ୍ଗ୍ରାମରେ ସେହି ଦିବ୍ୟାସ୍ତ୍ରକୁ ଫେରାଇ ନେବା ଦେବମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଦୁଷ୍କର ଥିଲା।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores restraint and responsibility: the true mastery of power is not merely releasing a formidable weapon but being able to withdraw it, preventing needless destruction even amid war.
After making a statement (contextually, a decision or warning), Arjuna retracts the astra he had invoked. The narrator emphasizes that recalling such a weapon in the heat of combat is extraordinarily difficult—even for the gods—thereby magnifying Arjuna’s exceptional control.