The Pandava army cried “Oh” and “Alas”, and became deprived of its senses. Father struck the son and the son struck the father; friends fought with dearest friends as if all were under the influence of fate. O descendant of Bharata many men of the Pandava army were seen with disheveled hair to run away throwing aside their armours. The Pandava army uttered loud lamentations. Even the very leaders of their car-warriors were seen to be as confounded as a very herd of kinc. Having seen the army thus routed, that delighter of the Yudu race (Krishna) stopped that best of car (belonging to Arjuna) and thus spoke to Partha: "O son of Pritha, the hour has now come which was desired by you.
अनीकं पाण्डुपुत्राणां हाहाभूतमचेतनम्। जघानात्र पिता पुत्रं पुत्रश्च पितरं तथा॥ प्रियं सखायं चाक्रन्दे सखा दैवबलात्कृतः। विमुच्य कवचान्यन्ये पाण्डुपुत्रस्य सैनिकाः॥ विमुक्तकेशा धावन्तः प्रत्यदृश्यन्त भारत। तद् गोकुलमिवोद्धान्तमुद्घान्तरथयूथपम्॥ ददृशे पाण्डुपुत्रस्य सैन्यमार्तस्वरं तदा। प्रभज्यमानं सैन्यं तु दृष्ट्वा यादवनन्दनः॥ उवाच पार्थं बीभत्सु निगृह्य रथमुत्तमम्। अयं स कालः सम्प्राप्तः पार्थ यस्तऽभिकाक्षितः॥४२