Then one side saying "Fall upon Drona, fall upon Drona," and the other side saying, "Let not Drona be slain," a game of dice seemed to be played between the Kurus and the Pandavas, in which Drona was the stake.
द्रोणं द्रोणमिति ह्येके मा द्रोणमिति चापरे। कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च द्रोणद्यूतमवर्तत॥