Hearing of the death of Bhishma, he became exceedingly cheerless and longing for the victory of his sons, he broke out into lamentations like one sorely distressed.
श्रुत्वा भीष्मस्य निधनमप्रहृष्टमना भृशम्। पुत्राणां जयमाकाङ्क्षन् विललापातुरो यथा॥