1.10 – 1.11 (bhīṣmaṃ rakṣantu!)
duryodhanaḥ :bhīṣmo 'smān rakṣati .bhīṣmo balavān .vayaṃ balavantaḥ .kintv asmākaṃ balaṃ na paryāptam .kaḥ sarvān putrān pāṇḍo rakṣati ?bhīmaḥ sarvān putrān pāṇḍo rakṣati .bhīmo balavān .sarve putrāḥ pāṇḍor balavantaḥ .balaṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ paryāptam .asmākaṃ balaṃ na paryāptam .bhīṣmaṃ rakṣata ,sarve !
duryodhanaḥ :asmākaṃ balaṃ bhīṣmeṇa rakṣitam .kintv asmākaṃ balam aparyāptam .eteṣāṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ balaṃ bhīmeṇa rakṣitam .eteṣāṃ balaṃ paryāptam .yūyaṃ mama senāyām avasthitāḥ .sarve yūyaṃ bhīṣmaṃ rakṣata !