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वयं वा राज्यमिच्छामो घातयित्वा पितामहम् । क्षत्रधर्मे स्थिताः पार्था नापराध्यन्ति पुत्रकाः॥६-१५-६१॥
Or we too seek sovereignty by causing the grandsire to be brought down. The Pārthas, established in kṣatriya-duty, do not thereby incur wrongdoing, my son.
english translation
एतदार्येण कर्तव्यं कृच्छ्रास्वापत्सु संजय । पराक्रमः परं शक्त्या तच्च तस्मिन्प्रतिष्ठितम्॥६-१५-६२॥
This is what a noble person must do in difficult crises, O Sañjaya: exertion and initiative to the utmost of one’s capacity; and the outcome rests upon that.
english translation
अनीकानि विनिघ्नन्तं ह्रीमन्तमपराजितम् । कथं शांतनवं तात पाण्डुपुत्रा न्यपातयन्॥६-१५-६३॥
How did the sons of Pāṇḍu bring down Śāṃtanava, my dear one—him who was striking down battle-formations, possessed of martial dignity, and seemingly unconquered?
english translation
कथं युक्तान्यनीकानि कथं युद्धं महात्मभिः । कथं वा निहतो भीष्मः पिता संजय मे परैः॥६-१५-६४॥
How were the formations arranged? How did the engagement proceed among the great-souled warriors? And how, O Sañjaya, was Bhīṣma—my father—brought down by the opposing side?
english translation
दुर्योधनश्च कर्णश्च शकुनिश्चापि सौबलः । दुःशासनश्च कितवो हते भीष्मे किमब्रुवन्॥६-१५-६५॥
And what did Duryodhana, Karṇa, Śakuni Saubala, and Duḥśāsana—the gambler—say when Bhīṣma had been brought down?
english translation