Shloka 11
Kṣātra-dharma in Campaign and Battle: Protection, Purification, and the Ideal Warrior’s End (क्षात्रधर्मः—अभियानयुद्धे रक्षणदानशुद्धिः)
अभीतो विकिरन् शत्रून् प्रतिगृह्म शरांस्तथा । न तस्मात्त्रिदशा:श्रेयो भुवि पश्यन्ति किड्चन
abhīto vikirān śatrūn pratigṛhṇan śarāṁs tathā | na tasmāt tridaśāḥ śreyo bhuvi paśyanti kiñcana ||
毗湿摩说道：“无所畏惧地向敌军倾洒箭雨，同时也以己身承受敌箭之击；对刹帝利而言，诸天在此大地上看不见比此行更为有益的功德。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
For a kshatriya, the highest welfare (śreyas) lies in fearless performance of one’s ordained duty in battle—protecting order by confronting enemies without cowardice, even while enduring harm.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma praises the warrior’s role: a kshatriya who boldly attacks foes and bears their counterattack is said to perform an act the gods themselves deem supremely beneficial on earth.