Solicitious of Dhanajaya's victory, the Panchalas were Drona's implacable foes, so also that mighty car-warrior the son of Bharadvaja was an inveterate enemy of theirs.
पद्धवैरास्ततो द्रोणे धनंजयजयैषिणा। भारद्वाजसुतस्तेषु दृढवैरो महारथः॥