They immediately marched forward and accessed to Ashvatthama in battle-field considering themselves undefeated by the weapons and it appeared as if the god of death has attacked on god of death (time) at the time of great devastation (Maha Pralaya).
स ज्ञात्वा समरेऽऽत्मानं शस्त्रेणावध्यमेव तु। जवेनाभ्याययौ द्रौणि कालः कालमिव क्षयेया॥