amÄ« ca tvÄá¹ dhá¹›tarÄá¹£á¹rasya putrÄḥ
sarve sahaivÄvani-pÄla-saá¹…ghaiḥ
bhīṣmo droṇaḥ sÅ«ta-putras tathÄsau
sahÄsmadÄ«yair api yodha-mukhyaiḥ
vaktrÄṇi te tvaramÄá¹‡Ä viÅ›anti
daá¹á¹£á¹rÄ-karÄlÄni bhayÄnakÄni
kecid vilagnÄ daÅ›anÄntareá¹£u
sandṛśyante cÅ«rṇitair uttamÄá¹…gaiḥ
amÄ« - these; ca - also; tvÄm - You; dhá¹›tarÄá¹£á¹rasya - of Dhá¹›tarÄá¹£á¹ra; putrÄḥ - the sons; sarve - all; saha - with; eva - indeed; avani-pÄla - of warrior kings; saá¹…ghaiḥ - the groups; bhīṣmaḥ - Bhīṣmadeva; droṇaḥ - DroṇÄcÄrya; sÅ«ta-putraḥ - Karṇa; tathÄ - also; asau - that; saha - with; asmadÄ«yaiḥ - our; api - also; yodha-mukhyaiḥ - chiefs among the warriors; vaktrÄṇi - mouths; te - Your; tvaramÄṇÄḥ - rushing; viÅ›anti - are entering; daá¹á¹£á¹rÄ - teeth; karÄlÄni - terrible; bhayÄnakÄni - very fearful; kecit - some of them; vilagnÄḥ - becoming attached; daÅ›ana-antareá¹£u - between the teeth; sandṛśyante - are seen; cÅ«rṇitaiḥ - with smashed; uttama-aá¹…gaiḥ - heads.
In a previous verse the Lord promised to show Arjuna things he would be very interested in seeing. Now Arjuna sees that the leaders of the opposite party (Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Karṇa and all the sons of Dhá¹›tarÄá¹£á¹ra) and their soldiers and Arjuna’s own soldiers are all being annihilated. This is an indication that after the death of nearly all the persons assembled at Kuruká¹£etra, Arjuna will emerge victorious. It is also mentioned here that Bhīṣma, who is supposed to be unconquerable, will also be smashed. So also Karṇa. Not only will the great warriors of the other party like Bhīṣma be smashed, but some of the great warriors of Arjuna’s side also.