Having comforted the entire empire in this way, O Bharata, worship the gods in a Horsesacrifice as did the victorious Indra in days of yore. It is not proper for us to grieve for those great Kshatriyas, O foremost of Kshatriyas. Stupefied by the power of the Destroyer, they have died while satisfying the duties of their own order.
एवमाश्वासनं कृत्वा सर्वराष्ट्रेषु भारत। यजस्व वाजिमेधेन यथेन्द्रो विजयी पुरा॥ अशोच्यास्ते महात्मानः क्षत्रियाः क्षत्रियर्षभा स्वकर्मभिर्गता नाशं कृतान्तबलमोहिताः॥