Shloka 11
भीष्मस्य शरशय्या-प्राप्तिः
Bhīṣma’s Fall to the Arrow-Bed
सो<5तिविद्धो महेष्वास: सृक्किणी परिसंलिहन् | शक्ति कनकवैदूर्यभूषितामायसीं दृढाम्
so 'tividdho maheṣvāsaḥ sṛkkīṇī parisaṃlihan | śaktiṃ kanakavaidūryabhūṣitām āyasīṃ dṛḍhām
三阇耶说道：虽被贯穿、重创在身，那位大弓手仍舔了舔唇角，抓起一柄坚实的铁制“沙克提”（śakti，神矛），其上饰以黄金与吠都利耶（vaidūrya，猫眼宝石）。在战火炽烈之中，即便痛楚逼身，他仍稳住心神，准备施以决定性的反击——这是战争道德幽暗里不屈武志的写照。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness and martial resolve under extreme suffering, while implicitly reminding the reader of the grim persistence of violence in war—courage and determination appear, but within a morally costly battlefield context.
Sañjaya describes a great archer who, though badly pierced/wounded, regains composure and takes up a strong iron spear decorated with gold and vaidūrya, signaling preparation for a powerful retaliatory attack.