O great monarch, the puissant lord of the Rakshasas, pierced home by the son of Drona, proud of (his feats in) battle, sat down on the terrace of his car.
सोऽतिविद्धो महाराज रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्। राक्षसेन्द्रः! सुबलवान् द्रौणिना रणशलिना॥