As, O twice-born one, having heard of the fall of the old son of Shantanu, of Balhika, of Drona, of Somadatta, of Bhurisravas, as well as of other friends, of his sons and grandsons, the king did not give up his life; so, I suppose, that to yield up one's life is, O regenerate person, highly difficult.
तथा शान्तनवं वृद्धं ब्रह्मन् बाह्रीकमेव च। द्रोण च सोमदत्तं च भूरिश्रवसमेव च॥ तथैव चान्यान् सुहृदः पुत्रान् पौत्रांच पातितान्। श्रुत्वा यन्नाजहात् प्राणां स्तन्मन्ये दुष्करं द्विज॥