Shloka 53
अध्याय ८० — मध्यंदिन-रणवृत्तान्तः
Yudhiṣṭhira–Śrutāyu encounter; Cekitāna–Gautama clash; Abhimanyu pressure; Arjuna’s redeployment
ततः प्रज्ञास्त्रमादाय मोहनास्त्रं व्यनाशयत् | अथ प्रत्यागतप्राणास्तव पुत्रा महारथा:
tataḥ prajñāstram ādāya mohanāstraṁ vyanāśayat | atha pratyāgataprāṇās tava putrā mahārathāḥ |
Sañjaya nói: Bấy giờ, ông cầm lấy vũ khí Prajñā và phá tan vũ khí Mohana gây mê hoặc. Nhờ thế, các con trai của ngài—những đại xa chiến—lại hồi hơi thở và tỉnh lại.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Delusion can be countered by prajñā—clear discernment and steady intelligence. Even amid conflict, restoring clarity is ethically crucial, because right action depends on a mind freed from मोह (bewilderment).
A deluding weapon (Mohanāstra) has affected Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s warrior-sons; in response, the opposing side employs the Prajñāstra to neutralize it, after which the Kaurava mahārathas recover their senses and vitality.