Then that foremost of car-warrior, namely Kripa took upon his own car, O king, the vindictive Duryodhana, that descendant of the Kuru race, endued with immeasurable energy.
कृपश्च रथिनां श्रेष्ठः कौरममितौजसम्। आरोपयद् रथं राजन् दुर्योधनममर्षणम्॥