te 'vasthitāḥ pramukhe dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ

na-nor; ca-also; etat-this; vidmah-do know; katarat-which; nah-us; gariyah-better; yat-what; va-either; jayema-conquer us; yadi-if; va-or; nah-us; jayeyuh-conquer; yan-those; eva-certainly; hatva-by killing; na-never; jijivisamah-want to live; te-all of them; avasthitah-are situated; pramukhe-in the front; dhartarastrah-the sons of Dhrtarastra.