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 ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：言毕，檀那阇耶（阿周那）又将那武器收回。于战阵逼迫之中，召回那神圣飞矢之举极其艰难——纵使天神亦难为之——这既显出一旦放出此等威力之凶险，也显出在其既出之后仍能加以约束所需的罕有自律。
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.