O lord of the universe, the very sight of that chariot, dismal like the cloud and enveloped in tiger-skins, struck terror into the hearts of the Pandavas and the Panchalas.
तं रथं मेघसंकाशं वैयाघ्नपरिवारणम्। संदृश्य पाण्डुपञ्चालस्त्रस्ता ह्यासन् विशाम्पते॥