Sanjaya said O monarch, the mighty car-warrior, the son of Bharadvaja, having passed the night, thus addressed Suyodhana saying-'I am yours.' Having made arrangements for Partha's encounter with the host of the Samshaptaka, (you have done well).' When the son of Pritha son had gone out to slay the Sainshaptaka. Drona, having formed his soldiers in battle-array, charged the mighty host of the Pandavas, O foremost of the Bharatas, with the desire of capturing the very virtuous king Yudhishthira.
संजय उवाच परिणाम्य निशां तां तु भारद्वाजो महारथः। उक्त्वा सुबहु राजेन्द्र वचनं वै सुयोधनम्॥ विधाय योगं पार्थेन संशप्तकगणैः सह। निष्क्रान्ते च तदा पार्थे संशप्तकवधं प्रति॥ व्यूढानीकस्ततो द्रोणः पाण्डवानां महाचमूम्। अभ्ययाद् भरतश्रेष्ठ धर्मराजजिघृक्षया।॥