Shloka 28
भीष्मवधाय प्रयाणम् — The Advance toward Bhīṣma and Counter-Engagements
तैश्नापि विद्धः शुशुभे रुधिरेण समुक्षित: । गिरि: प्रस्रवणैर्यद्वद् गैरिकादिविमिश्रितै:
taiś cāpi viddhaḥ śuśubhe rudhireṇa samukṣitaḥ | giriḥ prasravaṇair yadvat gairikādivimiśritaiḥ ||
三阇耶说道：“虽也被他们射中，重创在身，你的儿子却浑身浴血而更显光耀，宛如一座山岳因诸泉奔流而增其秀丽，那水流夹杂赤赭与诸般矿色。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the paradox of martial glory: courage and endurance can appear ‘splendid’ even when drenched in blood. It invites reflection on kṣatriya-dharma and the ethical tension between valor and the suffering inherent in war.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that his son, though badly wounded by opponents, still looked striking—his blood-soaked body compared to a mountain beautified by mineral-tinted streams.