Shaking his loose locks, and gnashing his teeth, he began to blame the eldest son of Alas, I who had Shantanu's son Bhishma for my protector, and Karna, that foremost of all warriors, Gotama's son, Shakuni. Drona, Ashvatthaman, the heroic Shalya, and Kritavarman, have been reduced to this plight. It seems that Destiny is all powerful.
प्रकीर्णान् मूर्धजान् धुन्वन् दन्तैर्दन्तानुपस्पृशन्॥ गर्हयन् पाण्डवं ज्येष्ठः निःश्वस्येदमथाब्रवीत्। भीष्मे शान्तनवे नाथे कर्णे शस्त्रभृतां वरे॥ गौतमे शकुनौ चापि द्रोणे चास्त्रभृतां वरे। अश्वत्थाम्न तथा शल्ये शूरे च कृतवर्मणि॥ इमामवस्थां प्राप्तोऽस्मि कालो हि दुरतिक्रमः।