What man is powerful enough to encounter the wielder of the Gandiva bow in battle? Even hearing him to be on the head of the (hostile) array, all ranks of soldiers give way.
को हि गाण्डीवधन्वानं रणे सोढुं नरोऽर्हति। यमुपश्रुत्य सेनाग्रे जन: सर्वो विदीर्यते॥