कारणं प्राप्य तु नराः सर्व एव महाभुजाः ॥
शूरा वा कातरा वापि भवन्ति नरपुंगव ॥
एकायनगताव् एतौ पार्थेन दृढभक्तिकौ ॥
त्यक्त्वा प्राणान् परं शक्त्या घटितारौ नराधिप ॥
पृथग् अक्षौहिणीभ्यां ताव् उभौ संयति दारुणौ ॥
संबन्धिभावं रक्षन्तौ महत् कर्म करिष्यतः ॥
लोकवीरौ महेष्वासौ त्यक्तात्मानौ च भारत ॥
प्रत्ययं परिरक्षन्तौ महत् कर्म करिष्यतः ॥
kāraṇaṃ prāpya tu narāḥ sarva eva mahābhujāḥ ||
śūrā vā kātarā vāpi bhavanti narapuṃgava ||
ekāyanagatāv etau pārthena dṛḍhabhaktikau ||
tyaktvā prāṇān paraṃ śaktyā ghaṭitārau narādhipa ||
pṛthag akṣauhiṇībhyāṃ tāv ubhau saṃyati dāruṇau ||
saṃbandhibhāvaṃ rakṣantau mahat karma kariṣyataḥ ||
lokavīrau maheṣvāsau tyaktātmānau ca bhārata ||
pratyayaṃ parirakṣantau mahat karma kariṣyataḥ ||
Having found their cause, all men, O mighty-armed one, become either heroes or cowards, O best of men. These two go by one path with Partha and are firmly devoted to him; having given up their lives, they will exert their utmost strength, O lord of men. In the fearsome battle, each of them with a separate akshauhini, guarding their bond of kinship, will accomplish a great deed. These celebrated heroes of the world, great archers who have given themselves entirely, O Bharata, guarding their trust, will accomplish a great deed.
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Bhishma shows that the strength of the Pandavas rests on more than the five brothers alone. Around them stand the sons of Draupadi, Abhimanyu, Satyaki, Uttamaujas, and Yudhamanyu, together with their elder allies Virata and Drupada. What matters most in this reckoning is bond and loyalty: kinship, the memory of suffering, and trust become a fighting strength no less than chariots and weapons.