Mahabharata 8.5.107

तौ हि वीरौ महेष्वासौ मदर्थे कुरुसत्तमौभीष्मद्रोणौ हतौ श्रुत्वा को न्वर्थो जीवितेन मे

tau hi vīrau maheṣvāsau madarthe kurusattamaubhīṣmadroṇau hatau śrutvā ko nvartho jīvitena me

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.