Regaining his consciousness, that grinder of foes, the mighty car-warriors Ashvatthama, drawing powerfully his bow with the left hand.
प्रतिलभ्य ततः संज्ञामश्वत्थामा महाबलः। धनुः प्रपीड्य वामेन करेणामित्रकर्शनः॥