द्रोणं च भीष्मं च जयद्रथं चकर्णं तथाऽन्यानपि योधवीरान् ।मया हतांस्त्वं जहि मा व्यथिष्ठायुध्यस्व जेतासि रणे सपत्नान् ॥
droṇaṃ ca bhīṣmaṃ ca jayadrathaṃ cakarṇaṃ tathā'nyānapi yodhavīrān |mayā hatāṃstvaṃ jahi mā vyathiṣṭhāyudhyasva jetāsi raṇe sapatnān ||
Drona, Bhishma, Jayadratha, Karna, and the other brave warriors as well — they have already been struck down by me. Kill them. Do not be troubled. Fight! You will conquer your rivals in battle.
Explanation
Krishna, who has just shown Arjuna his cosmic form as Time, continues urging him to fight. He says these great warriors are already doomed by him, so Arjuna's task is simply to act without fear or distress (vyathā). Commentators differ on whether this stresses divine will over human choice or Arjuna's duty (dharma) as a warrior acting as an instrument.