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कालो नूनं महावीर्यः सर्वलोकदुरत्ययः । यत्र शांतनवं भीष्मं हतं शंससि संजय॥६-१५-५६॥
Time indeed is of great power, insurmountable for all beings—since you report, O Saṃjaya, that Bhīṣma, son of Śāntanu, has fallen.
english translation
पुत्रशोकाभिसंतप्तो महद्दुःखमचिन्तयन् । आशंसेऽहं पुरा त्राणं भीष्माच्छंतनुनन्दनात्॥६-१५-५७॥
Afflicted by grief for my sons, not fully considering the magnitude of the suffering, I formerly expected deliverance from Bhīṣma, the delight of Śāntanu.
english translation
यदादित्यमिवापश्यत्पतितं भुवि संजय । दुर्योधनः शांतनवं किं तदा प्रत्यपद्यत॥६-१५-५८॥
When Duryodhana beheld Śāṃtanava (Bhīṣma) fallen upon the earth, like the sun set from the sky, O Sañjaya, what course did he then adopt?
english translation
नाहं स्वेषां परेषां वा बुद्ध्या संजय चिन्तयन् । शेषं किंचित्प्रपश्यामि प्रत्यनीके महीक्षिताम्॥६-१५-५९॥
As I reflect, O Sañjaya, I do not, by my understanding, perceive any remaining advantage—whether for my own side or for the opposing side—among the kings arrayed in counter-formations.
english translation
दारुणः क्षत्रधर्मोऽयमृषिभिः संप्रदर्शितः । यत्र शांतनवं हत्वा राज्यमिच्छन्ति पाण्डवाः॥६-१५-६०॥
Severe indeed is this kṣatriya-duty, as delineated by the sages—wherein the Pāṇḍavas seek sovereignty after bringing down Śāṃtanava (Bhīṣma).
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