Sikhandi, the subduer of foes, pierced as it were with a smile the son of Goutama advancing furiously (again him) towards the vicinity of Drona, with nine arrows.
गौतमं द्रुतमायान्तं द्रोणानीकमरिंदमम्। विव्याध नवभिर्भल्लैः शिखण्डी प्रहसन्निव॥