Eighteen days of fury and flame,
Legends written, heroes’ names.
Bhishma’s might, unstoppable, grand,
Fell at last on arrowed sand.
Karna’s heart, in honor bound,
Fought till breath no longer found.

Each dawn a clash, each dusk a loss,
Victories bitter, counting cost.
Chronicles sewn in threads of grey,
Narrating war’s relentless sway.