Shloka 6
भीष्मस्य शरशय्या-प्राप्तिः
Bhīṣma’s Fall to the Arrow-Bed
तदनन्तर राक्षसने सत्यपराक्रमी महाबाहु सात्यकिको तीखे सायकोंसे बींध डाला और सिंहके समान गर्जना की ।। माधवस्तु भृशं विद्धो राक्षसेन रणे तदा । वार्यमाणश्र तेजस्वी जहास च ननाद च,उस समय राक्षसके द्वारा रणक्षेत्रमें रोके जाने और अत्यन्त घायल होनेपर भी मधुवंशी तेजस्वी सात्यकि हँसने और गर्जना करने लगे
tad-anantaraṁ rākṣasena satya-parākramaḥ mahā-bāhuḥ sātyakiḥ tīṣṇaiḥ sāyakaiḥ viddhaḥ; siṁha-vad garjanām akarot. mādhavaḥ tu bhṛśaṁ viddhaḥ rākṣasena raṇe tadā; vāryamāṇaś ca tejasvī jahāsa ca nanāda ca.
Sañjaya said: Immediately thereafter, the mighty-armed Sātyaki—whose valor never proved false—was pierced by the Rākṣasa with sharp arrows, yet he roared like a lion. Though grievously wounded and even checked on the battlefield by that Rākṣasa, the radiant Yādava warrior did not yield to fear; instead he laughed and thundered aloud, displaying steadfast courage amid the moral trial of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma as steadfastness under pressure: even when wounded and obstructed, a warrior is expected to maintain courage, presence of mind, and resolve rather than collapse into fear or despair.
A Rākṣasa fighter strikes and restrains Sātyaki on the battlefield, wounding him severely with sharp arrows. Sātyaki responds not with retreat but with a lion-like roar and laughter, signaling defiance and unbroken fighting spirit.