Arjuna with a broad-headed arrow felled Shalya's charioteer from his niche on the car. Then that foremost of victorious heroes viz. Dhananjaya, pierced with many arrows in that battle Kripa and Ashvatthaman, related to each other as uncle and nephew. Thus sorely afflicting the mighty car-warriors of your army.
शल्यस्य सूतं भल्लेन रथनीडादपातयत्॥ गाढविद्धावुभौ कृत्वा शरैः स्वस्त्रीयमातुलौ। अर्जुनो जयतां श्रेष्ठो द्रौणिशारद्वतौ रणे॥ एवं तान् व्याकुलीकृत्य त्वदीयानां महारथान्।