Shloka 18
प्रासाश्न मुद्गरा: शक्तयस्तोमराश्न मा भैषीस्त्वं सड़क्षयादायुधानाम्
prāsāś ca mudgarāḥ śaktayas tomarāś ca mā bhaiṣīs tvaṁ ṣaḍakṣayād āyudhānām, pāṇḍunandana! adyāpi te bahūny āyudhāni śeṣāṇi santi yāni ṣaḍvṛṣabhayuktaḥ śakaṭo 'pi na śaknoti vahanam. vidvan! eṣāṁ sahasrāṇām astrāṇāṁ prayogaṁ kuru. adyāpi tava bahvyo gadāḥ khaḍgāś ca bāhubalasampattiś ca. tathā bahavaḥ prāsā mudgarāḥ śaktayas tomarāś ca śeṣāḥ. āyudhāntabhayena mā tiṣṭha.
毗首迦说道：“长矛、钉头槌、标枪与长枪仍有许多——般度之子啊，莫惧兵器将尽。即便此刻，你所余兵刃之多，连六牛所挽之车也载不动。智者啊，当运用这成千上万的飞射之器。你仍有许多棍棒与宝剑，并有自身臂力之财富。同样，长矛、钉头槌、标枪与长枪亦多有储备。因此，莫再忧惧兵器会耗尽。”
विशोक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes steadiness and courage in crisis: do not succumb to fear or scarcity-thinking. In a dharmic martial context, one should act with presence of mind, using available means and relying on trained strength rather than being paralyzed by anxiety about depletion.
On the battlefield in Karṇa-parvan, Viśoka addresses a Pāṇḍava (pāṇḍunandana), reassuring him that many weapons still remain. He urges him to deploy the remaining missiles and arms—spears, maces, javelins, lances, swords—and not to fear that his arsenal will be exhausted.