Then the highly puissant son of Bharadvaja having vanquished the Pandavas and the Panchalas and having reformed his array of troops, stood at its mouth. O master the Pandavas then ventured not to vanquish him in battle.
विजित्य पाण्डुपञ्चालान् भारद्वाजः प्रतापवान्। स्वं व्यूह पुनरास्थाय स्थितोऽभवदरिंदमः। न चैनं पाण्डवा युद्धे जेतुमुत्सेहिरे प्रभो॥