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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.7.28

న హ్యస్యాన్యతమం కిఞ్చిదస్త్రం ప్రత్యవకర్శనమ్ । జహ్యస్త్రతేజ ఉన్నద్ధమస్త్రజ్ఞో హ్యస్త్రతేజసా ॥ ౨౮ ॥
na hy asyānyatamaṁ kiṣcid
[na hy asyaanyatamam kishchid]
astraṁ pratyavakarśanam
[astram pratyavakarshanam]
jahy astra-teja unnaddham
[jahy astra-teja unnaddham]
astra-jṣo hy astra-tejasā
[astra-jsho hy astra-tejasaa]
Word-for-word
na — not hi — certainly asya — of it anyatamam — other kiṣcit — anything astram — weapon prati — counter avakarśanam — reactionary jahi — subdue it astra-tejaḥ — the glare of this weapon unnaddham — very powerful astra-jṣaḥ — expert in military science hi — as a matter of fact astra-tejasā — by the influence of your weapon.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
na hy asyānyatamaṁ kiṣcid
na
not
hi
certainly
asya
of it
anyatamam
other
kiṣcit
anything
astraṁ pratyavakarśanam
astram
weapon
prati
counter
avakarśanam
reactionary
jahy astra-teja unnaddham
jahi
subdue it
astra-tejaḥ
the glare of this weapon
unnaddham
very powerful
astra-jṣo hy astra-tejasā
astra-jṣaḥ
expert in military science
hi
as a matter of fact
astra-tejasā
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.
Purport

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.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
No other weapon can counteract this weapon. O knower of weapons! Destroy the profuse fire of this weapon with the fire of your brahmāstra.
Commentary

“But the fire can be counteracted by the water weapon.” Nothing can stop this weapon (pratyavakarśanam). Since you know all about weapons, you must destroy the fire of this weapon with the fire of your brahmāstra.

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