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Sammohana
The stupefying astra Arjuna uses in the Virata episode.
MahabharataSammohana astraStupefying astra
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In the Virata Parva, Arjuna employs the Sammohanastra to bewilder the Kaurava host and recover the seized cattle, a non-lethal demonstration of mastery before the great war.
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- Mahabharata · Virata Parva
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