Shloka 21
Daśame’hani Bhīṣma-yuddham — Śikhaṇḍī-rakṣaṇa, Arjuna-prabhāva, Duryodhana-āśraya-vākyam
शैलमन्यन्महाराज घोरमस्त्रं मुमोच ह । महाराज! तदनन्तर द्रोणाचार्यने अत्यन्त भयंकर वायव्यास्त्रको देखकर उसका निवारण करनेके लिये भयानक पर्वतास्त्रका प्रयोग किया ।।
sañjaya uvāca | śailam anyan mahārāja ghoram astraṃ mumoca ha | droṇena yudhi nirmukte tasminn astre narādhipa |
Sañjaya thưa: Muôn tâu Đại vương, Droṇa liền phóng một thần khí ghê gớm khác—Thần khí Núi. Khi Droṇa phóng thần khí ấy giữa chiến trận, hỡi bậc chúa tể loài người, đó là để chế ngự và ngăn chặn Thần khí Gió kinh hoàng kia.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of martial power: as astras escalate in destructiveness, a warrior’s duty is not merely to win but to restrain catastrophe. The narrative implies that mastery must be paired with responsibility—countering a terrifying weapon to prevent wider ruin.
Sanjaya reports to the king that a dreadful ‘Mountain-weapon’ is released. In context, Droṇa employs this formidable astra as a countermeasure against the extremely fearsome Wind-weapon, indicating a high-stakes exchange of divine missiles on the battlefield.