Shloka 36
दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि संचिन्त्य प्रसंधाय धनंजय: । स तैरस्त्रैर्महावेगैर्ददाह सुमहाबल:
divyāny astrāṇi saṃcintya prasaṃdhāya dhanaṃjayaḥ | sa tair astrair mahāvegair dadāha sumahābalaḥ ||
Disse Sañjaya: Tendo, pela mente, convocado as armas celestes e então ajustado-as ao seu arco, Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), de força imensa, queimou seus inimigos com aqueles projéteis de ímpeto tremendo.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that immense, even divine, power must be exercised with disciplined intention; in war, such power brings swift destruction, so its use carries heavy moral responsibility within the framework of dharma.
Sañjaya narrates that Arjuna (Dhanañjaya) mentally invokes celestial weapon-mantras, sets them upon his bow, and with those high-velocity missiles burns/scorches the opposing forces.