In as much as that foremost of car-warriors though deprived of his car, was successful in holding his enemy in check. Beholding then that foremost of men, that son of Adhiratha deprived of his car in that battle.
विरथो रथिनां श्रेष्ठो वारयामास यद् रिपुम्। विरथं तं नरश्रेष्ठं दृष्ट्वाऽऽधिरथिमाहवे॥