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 ।।
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.
サンジャヤは言った。直後、真の武勇を裏切らぬ強大な腕のサーティヤキは、羅刹に鋭い矢で射貫かれたが、それでも獅子のごとく咆哮した。深手を負い、戦場でその羅刹に阻まれながらも、光り輝くヤーダヴァの勇士は恐れに屈せず、かえって笑い、轟く声を放って、戦のダルマの試練のただ中に不動の胆力を示した。
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.