Shloka 40
Śālva–Pradyumna Yuddha: Sārathya-kauśala, Astra-pratikāra, Daiva-niyati
Chapter 20
ततो नाज्ञायत तदा दिवारात्र तथा दिशः । ततो<हं मोहमापतन्न: प्रज्ञास्त्रं समयोजयम्,उस समय यह नहीं जान पड़ता था कि यह दिन है या रात्रि! दिशाओंका भी ज्ञान नहीं होता था; इससे मोहित होकर मैंने प्रज्ञासत्रका संधान किया
tato nājñāyata tadā divārātraṃ tathā diśaḥ | tato 'haṃ moham āpatan naḥ prajñāstraṃ samayojayam |
Khi ấy, không còn phân biệt được là ngày hay đêm, cũng chẳng nhận ra phương hướng. Bị cơn mê hoặc ấy phủ lấp, ta liền vận dụng Prajñāstra để khôi phục sự sáng tỏ và trật tự chính đáng giữa sức mạnh làm rối loạn mọi bề.
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
When perception and orientation collapse (moha), the ethical imperative is to restore discernment rather than act blindly; power should be used to re-establish clarity and right order, not to intensify confusion.
A situation becomes so obscuring that even day versus night and the directions cannot be recognized. Vāsudeva says he was overtaken by bewilderment and therefore deployed the Prajñāstra, a countermeasure meant to bring back clarity amid the disorienting conditions.