But the son of Adhiratha, though singlehanded, fell ferociously upon all those Panchalas, Chedis and Pandavas in the encounter just as Garuda falls upon a number of snakes.
तांस्तत्राधिरथिः संख्ये चेदिपाञ्चालपाण्डवान्। एको बहूनभ्यपतद् गरुत्मान् पन्नगानिव॥