Seeing him thus lying on the Earth, covered with blood, the three heroes who were the only remnant of his army, viz., Ashvatthaman, Kripa and Kritavarman, were possessed with grief and sat surrounding him.
हतशिष्टास्त्रयो वीराः शोकार्ताः पर्यवारयन्॥ अश्वत्थामा कृपश्चैव कृतवर्मा च सात्वतः।