Then Duryodhana, without descending from his car, went to that foremost of carwarriors, that hero conversant with all the rules of battle, Ashvatthaman, who resembled the Destroyer himself in battle.
ततो दुर्योधनः स्थित्वा रथे रथवरोत्तमम्। सर्वयुद्धविभावज्ञमन्तकप्रतिमं युधि॥