Mahabharata 9.23.21

तस्मिंस्तु पतिते भीष्मे प्रच्युते पृथिवीतलेन जाने कारणं किं नु येन युद्धमवर्तत

tasmiṃstu patite bhīṣme pracyute pṛthivītalena jāne kāraṇaṃ kiṃ nu yena yuddhamavartata

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