Having heard that those two mighty bowmen, the foremost of the Kurus, the heroic Bhishma and Drona, were slain for my sake, what necessity can I have for my life?
तौ हि वीरौ महेष्वासौ मदर्थे कुरुसत्तमौ। भीष्मद्रोणौ हतो श्रुत्वा नार्थो वै जीवितेऽसति॥