Then in order to save the Panchalas from the fear of that great car-warrior, Karna, he (Arjuna) advanced on his car towards the chariot of the son of Adhiratha with a smile in his lips.
ततः प्रहस्याशु नरप्रवीरो रथं रथेनाधिरथेगाम्। रभ्याहतानां रथयूथपेन॥