Shloka 11
मायासभायां दुर्योधनस्य अवमान-प्रसङ्गः
Duryodhana’s Humiliation in the Hall of Māyā
त्र्यक्ष॑ चतुर्भुजं श्रुव्वा तथा च समुदाह्ृतम्
tryakṣaṁ caturbhujaṁ śrutvā tathā ca samudāhṛtam
ਭੀਸ਼ਮ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ— “ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ‘ਤਿੰਨ ਨੇਤਰਾਂ ਵਾਲਾ’ ਅਤੇ ‘ਚਾਰ ਬਾਂਹਾਂ ਵਾਲਾ’ ਕਹਿ ਕੇ ਸੁਣਿਆ, ਅਤੇ ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸਭਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਉੱਚੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਨਾਲ ਘੋਸ਼ਿਤ ਹੋਇਆ…”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the weight of an authoritative description heard and publicly proclaimed; in an assembly context, such testimony shapes ethical deliberation and political judgment, reminding listeners to attend carefully to how claims are presented and validated.
Bhīṣma speaks in the court/assembly setting and refers to having heard a figure described with divine attributes—three eyes and four arms—indicating that a formal announcement or report has been made, setting up the next part of his response.