The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 6.3.46

6.3.46

iha kīrtiṃ pare loke dīrghakālaṃ mahatsukham |
prāpsyanti puruṣavyāghrāḥ prāṇāṃstyaktvā mahāhave || 46 ||

Vaisampayana continued,--"Hearing these words of his father, Dhritarashtra said,--'I think all this hath been ordained of old. A great slaughter of human beings will take place. If the kings die in battle observing the duties of the Kshatriya order, they will then, attaining to the regions reserved for heroes, obtain only happiness. These tigers among men, casting away their lives in great battle, will win fame in this and great bliss for ever in the next world.'