I shall either achieve this pious act of manliness or shall follow Bhishma, renouncing my vital breaths. I shall either slay in battle my myriad enemies or slain by them I shall attain to the posthumous regions of the heroes.
कर्तास्म्येतत् सत्पुरुषार्यकर्म त्यक्त्वा प्राणाननुयास्यामि भीष्मम्। सर्वान् संख्ये शत्रुसंघान् हनिष्ये हतस्तैर्वा वीरलोकं प्रपत्स्ये॥