He wiped his eyes with his hands and shed tears of grief again. The king then addressed all those heroes headed by Kripa and said *Subjection to death has been ordained by the Creator himself. Death comes to all in course of Time.
विमृज्य नेत्रे पाणिभ्यां शोकजं वाष्पमुत्सृजन्। कृपादीन् स तदा वीरान् सर्वानेव नराधिपः॥ ईदृशो लोकधर्मोऽयं धात्रा निर्दिष्ट उच्यते। विनाशः सर्वभूतानां कालपर्यायमागतः॥