The latter, however, fearlessly struck his foes with arrows. The prowess of your sons was exceedingly wonderful, since all the Pandavas together were unable to overcome him. At this time Duryodhana saw his troops, exceedingly mangled with shafts and about to fiy away. Rallying them then, O monarch, your son, resolved on battle battle and desirous of gladdening them, addressed those warriors saying "I do not see a place on plain or mountain whither if you fly, the Pandavas will not kill you! What use then in flight?
दुर्योधनोऽप्यसम्भ्रान्तस्तानरीन् व्यधमच्छरैः। तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम तव पुत्रस्य पौरुषम्॥ यदेनं पाण्डवाः सर्वे न शेकुरतिवर्तितुम्। नातिदूरापयातं च कृतबुद्धिः पलायने॥ दुर्योधनः स्वकं सैन्यमपश्यद् भृशविक्षतम्। ततोऽवस्थाप्य राजेन्द्र कृतबुद्धिस्तवात्मजः॥ हर्षयन्निव तान् योधास्ततो वचनमब्रवीत्। न तं देशं प्रपश्यामि पृथिव्यां पर्वतेषु च॥ यत्र यातान्न वो हन्युः पाण्डवाः किं सृतेन वः।