If the cause of waste among men and the world generally were not near at hand, these omens indicating evils would never have been here. Keeping ready for use their arms, machines, helmets, cars, elephants and horses, let all your soldiers be prepared for battle; and let them be careful about their horses, elephants and chariots. O chief of men, collect together all that ought to be kept ready for the battle.
मनुष्यलोकक्षयकृत् सुघोरो नो चेदनुप्राप्त इहान्तकः स्यात्। शस्त्राणि यन्त्रं कवचा रथांश्च नागान् हयांश्च प्रतिपादयित्वा॥ योधाश्च सर्वे कृतनिश्चयास्ते भवन्तु हस्त्यश्वरथेषु यत्ताः। सांग्रामिकं ते यदुपार्जनीयं सर्वं समग्रं कुरु तन्नरेन्द्र॥