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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.7.28
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 28
- na hy asyānyatamaṁ kiñcid
- astraṁ pratyavakarśanam
- jahy astra-teja unnaddham
- astra-jño hy astra-tejasā
nanot — not; hicertainly — certainly; asyaof it — of it; anyatamamother — other; kiñcitanything — anything; astramweapon — weapon; praticounter — counter; avakarśanamreactionary — reactionary; jahisubdue it — subdue it; astrathe glare of this weapon-tejaḥthe glare of this weapon — the glare of this weapon; unnaddhamvery powerful — very powerful; astraexpert in military science-jñaḥexpert in military science — expert in military science; hias a matter of fact — as a matter of fact; astraby the influence of your weapon-tejasāby the influence of your weapon — by the influence of your weapon.
O Arjuna, only another brahmāstra can counteract this weapon. Since you are expert in the military science, subdue this weapon's glare with the power of your own weapon.
For the atomic bombs there is no counterweapon to neutralize the effects. But by subtle science the action of a brahmāstra can be counteracted, and those who were expert in the military science in those days could counteract the brahmāstra. The son of Droṇācārya did not know the art of counteracting the weapon, and therefore Arjuna was asked to counteract it by the power of his own weapon.