As for myself, being attacked by the Gandharvas and being unable to rally our hosts I fled before your eyes. Attacked by the enemy with all the prowess and my body mangled with their arrows, I sought safety in flight. This, however, O descendant of Bharata, seemed to me to be a great wonder that I see you all come back safe with your wives, troops and vehicles out of that super-human battle.
अहं त्वभिद्रुतः सर्वैर्गन्धर्वैः पश्यतस्तव। नाशक्नुवं स्थापयितुं दीर्यमाणां च वाहिनीम्॥ शरक्षताङ्गश्च भृशं व्यपयातोऽभिपीडतः। इदं त्वत्यद्भुतं मन्ये यद् युष्मानिह भारत॥ अरिष्टानक्षतांश्चापि सदारबलवाहनान्। विमुक्तान् सम्प्रपश्यामि युद्धात् तस्मादमानुषात्॥