Shloka 36
Kailāsa-darśana, Badarī-vāsa, and Sarasvatī–Dvaitavana Transition (कैलासदर्शन–बदरीवास–सरस्वतीद्वैतवनगमनम्)
अस्त्राणि मम दिव्यानि प्रत्यघध्नन् शनकैरिव परंतु विचित्र युद्ध करनेवाले वे सहस्रों रथारूढ़ दानव धीरे-धीरे मेरे दिव्यास्त्रोंका भी निवारण करने लगे ।। रथमार्गान् विचित्रांस्ते विचरन्तो महाबला:
arjuna uvāca | astrāṇi mama divyāni pratyaghnan śanakair iva | parantu vicitra-yuddha-karṇevāle te sahasroṃ rathārūḍha dānava dhīre-dhīre mama divyāstrāṇām api nivāraṇaṃ kartum ārabdhavantaḥ || ratha-mārgān vicitrāṃs te vicaranto mahābalāḥ |
阿周那说道：“我的天授神兵竟被对方化解，仿佛一点一点地被抵消。然而那成千乘车的达那婆（Dānava）——精于诡异多变的战法——竟渐渐连我的神圣箭矢也加以阻遏。他们力大无穷，沿着错综的战车路线与机动穿梭往来，在战阵中不断变换行进之势。”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even extraordinary power (divine weapons) can be checked by disciplined opposition and superior tactics; the episode highlights the kṣatriya ethic of steadiness under reversal and the need for strategic adaptability rather than reliance on sheer potency.
Arjuna reports that thousands of chariot-mounted Dānavas, adept in unusual battle maneuvers, are gradually neutralizing his celestial missiles by moving skillfully along complex chariot routes and repeatedly countering his attacks.