When Drona of regulated vows reached the vicinity of Yudhishthira, O monarch, loud cries of 'The king is slain' were uttered by the warriors of Yudhishthira's army.
ततोऽभवन्महाशब्दो राजन् यौधिष्ठिरे बले। हतो राजेति योधानां समीपस्थे यतव्रते॥