Shloka 26
Adhyāya 61: Saṃmohana-astra and the Kuru Withdrawal (संमोहनास्त्रं तथा कुरुनिवृत्तिः)
अहमिन्द्राद् दृढां मुष्टिं ब्रह्मण: कृतहस्तताम् | प्रगाढे तुमुलं चित्रमिति विद्धि प्रजापते:,“तुम्हें यह मालूम होना चाहिये कि मैंने धनुष पकड़ते समय मुद्टीको दृढ़ रखना इन्द्रसे, बाण चलाते समय हाथोंकी फुर्ती ब्रह्माजीसे तथा संकटके समय विचित्र प्रकारसे तुमुल युद्ध करनेकी कला प्रजापतिसे सीखी है
aham indrād dṛḍhāṁ muṣṭiṁ brahmaṇaḥ kṛta-hastatām | pragāḍhe tumulaṁ citram iti viddhi prajāpateḥ ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“你当知：我从因陀罗学得执弓时握拳之坚；从梵天学得放箭时手法之敏捷与娴熟；又从生主（Prajāpati）学得在危局深处作战之道——以喧腾、变化多端而令人惊异的战术应敌。故而，兵战之能并非徒然暴烈，而是受更高典范所导引的严整修习。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Excellence in warfare is portrayed as disciplined, learned skill: steadiness (firm grip), practiced dexterity (trained hand in archery), and adaptive strategy in crisis. Power is implied to be ethically meaningful only when governed by training and higher principles, not by impulse.
The speaker (reported by Vaiśampāyana) explains the sources of his martial abilities, attributing specific aspects of archery and battle-craft to divine exemplars—Indra, Brahmā, and Prajāpati—thereby emphasizing legitimacy, training, and preparedness for intense conflict.