08004001a etac chrutvA mahArAja dhRtarASTro 'mbikAsutaH 'Hearing these words, O monarch, ambikA's son dhRtarASTra,
08004001c abravIt saJMjayaM sUtaM zokavyAkulacetanaH with heart agitated by grief, addressed his driver saJjaya, saying,
08004002a duSpraNItena me tAta manasAbhiplutAtmanaH 'Though the evil policy, O sire, of my son of little foresight, Vikartana's son hath been slain!
08004002c hataM vaikartanaM zrutvA zoko marmANi kRntati This intelligence is cutting the very core of my heart!
08004003a kRtAstraparamAzH zalye duHkhapAraM titIrSavaH I am desirous of crossing this sea of grief!
08004003c kurUNAM sRJjayAnAJM ca ke nu jIvanti ke mRtAH Remove my doubts, therefore, by telling me who are still alive and who are dead amongst the kurus and the pANDavas!'
08004004 saJMjaya uvAca 'saJjaya said,
08004004a hatazH zAnMtanavo rAjan durAdharSaH pratApavAn bhISma the son of zantanu, endued with great prowess and invincible in battle, hath been slain, O king,
08004004c hatvA pANDavayodhAnAm arbudanM dazabhir dinaiH having slain large numbers of sRJjayas and Pancalas, after ten days.
08004005a tato droNo maheSvAsaH pAJcAlAnAM rathavrajAn The mighty and invincible bowman droNa of the golden car,
08004005c nihatya yudhi durdharSaH pazcAd rukmaratho hataH having slaughtered the Pancala divisions in battle, hath been slain.
08004006a hataziSTasya bhISmeNa droNena ca mahAtmanA Having slaughtered the half of what remained after the carnage by bhISma and the illustrious droNa,
08004006c ardhanM nihatya sainyasya karNo vaikartano hataH Vikartana's son karNa hath been slain.
