Dhrishtaketu of great fame, who is of unparalleled strength, who wrathful in battle is hard to vanquish, that son of Shishupala, a great car-warrior, with him, the king of the Chedis who has come and joined the Pandavas with an Akshauhini, will the Pandavas fight.
यश्चैवाप्रतिमो वीर्ये धृष्टकेतुर्महायशाः। दुःसहः समरे क्रुद्धः शैशुपालिमहारथः॥ तेन वश्चेदिराजन पाण्डवा अभ्ययुञ्जत। अक्षौहिण्या परिवृतः पाण्डवान् योऽभिसंश्रितः॥