In as much as, my sons are never victorious and are ever vanquished in battle, in as much as my sons remaining amidst, Drona, Bhishma, the illustrious Kripa, and the heroic son of Somadatta, and Bhagadatta, and O son, Ashvathama, and many other heroic and valiant warriors of high-soul, still slaughtered in battle, what can it be but (adverse) Fate?
यत्र मे तनया: जीयन्ते न जयनत्युत। यत्र भीष्मस्य द्रोणस्य कृपस्य च महात्मनः॥ सौमदत्तेश्च वीरस्य भगदत्तस्य चोभयोः। अश्वत्थाम्नस्तथा तात शूराणामनिवर्तिनाम्॥ अन्येषां चैव शूराणां मध्यगास्तनया मम। यदहन्यन्त संग्रामे किमन्यद् भागधेयतः॥