In that battle, O ruler of men, that may be compared to a game at dice, for the sake of victory or the reverse, Bhishma was the stake of your warriors.
तावकानां जये भीष्मो ग्लह आसीद् विशाम्पते। तत्र हि द्यूतमासक्तं विजयायेतराय वा॥