Shloka 6

भीष्मस्य शरशय्या-प्राप्तिः

Bhīṣma’s Fall to the Arrow-Bed

Devanagari script

तदनन्तर राक्षसने सत्यपराक्रमी महाबाहु सात्यकिको तीखे सायकोंसे बींध डाला और सिंहके समान गर्जना की ।।

Transliteration

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.

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ତତ୍ପରେ ରାକ୍ଷସ ତୀକ୍ଷ୍ଣ ଶରଦ୍ୱାରା ସତ୍ୟପରାକ୍ରମୀ ମହାବାହୁ ସାତ୍ୟକିଙ୍କୁ ବିଦ୍ଧ କଲା; କିନ୍ତୁ ସେ ସିଂହ ପରି ଗର୍ଜନ କଲେ। ରଣକ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ସେଇ ରାକ୍ଷସ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଅଟକାଯାଇ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଆହତ ହେଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ, ତେଜସ୍ବୀ ଯାଦବ ବୀର ସାତ୍ୟକି ଭୟ ନ ମାନି ହସିଲେ ଓ ଉଚ୍ଚ ନାଦ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• माधवः: Madhava (Satyaki)
• माधवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• भृशम्: exceedingly, greatly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृश

• विद्धः: pierced, wounded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद् (व्यध्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राक्षसेन: by the Rakshasa
• राक्षसेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तदा: then, at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• वार्यमाणः: being restrained/checked
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वार्य (√वृ/√वार्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तेजस्वी: splendid, powerful
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जहास: laughed
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हस्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ननाद: roared, resounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नद्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna)
• Rākṣasa (demonic warrior)
• battlefield (raṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.