(Overcome) with sleep and bewildered by darkness began once more to disperse. In spite of (the endeavours of) Drona and your son himself to prevent (their fight),
तमसा निद्रया चैव पुनरेव व्यदीर्यत। द्रोणेन वार्यमाणास्ते स्वयं तव सुतेन च॥