'That Dhananjaya, mighty-armed and terrible with the bow, should now live like a fire extinguished, convinces me that all this is the work of inexorable Destiny.' ।। 4-19-16 ।।
'I, therefore, deem this downfall of yours to be one that no foresight could have prevented. Alas! She who was served by you all—heroes equal to Indra—she, ever chaste and exalted, must now serve those far beneath her in rank.' ।। 4-19-18 ।।
पश्य पाण्डव मे ऽवस्थां यथा नार्हामि वै तथा युष्मासु धरियमाणेषु पश्य कालस्य पर्ययम ।। ४-१९-१९ ।।
'Look upon me, O Pandava, and behold my condition—one I do not deserve. Though you still live, see how Time has turned all order upside down.' ।। 4-19-19 ।।