Therefore rise up; Bhīṣma and the rest are mighty chariot-warriors, unconquerable even by the gods; win the fame that they were conquered by Arjuna, for such fame is gained by merit alone. Having conquered the foes, Duryodhana and the rest, enjoy a prosperous kingdom, free of rivals, free of thorns. By Me alone these have been slain in certainty, parted from their breath, already beforehand; be you a mere occasion, O Savyasācin: because he can shoot arrows even with the left (savya) hand, Arjuna is called Savyasācin.

Therefore rise up against them for battle; conquering those foes, gain glory, and enjoy a prosperous, lawful kingdom. By Me alone these wrongdoers were already slain before, already set to the slaying; you, in their slaying, become a mere occasioning cause. Of those being slain by Me, become the equivalent of the weapon and the like. 'Savyasacin': in the sense of joining-together, sacin means one habituated to joining the arrow with the left hand too; one who joins the arrow with the left hand also, that is, one able to fight with both hands.

This is a brief sub-gloss. For a fuller reading of this verse, see Madhusūdana, Śaṅkara, or Rāmānuja above.

Madhvacharya does not comment on this verse.