There all the car-warriors and horsemen, who become very inattentive (or gloomy), addressed thus-"This best of persons, the son of Sharadvata, who was possessed of immense prowess and who also was acquainted with the use of celestial weapons and who was, again very high-minded, is sorely filled with anger at the fall of Drona. Will there be escape of Dhrishtadyumna from the hands of Gautama?
तत्रावोचन विमनसो रथिन: सादिनस्तथा। द्रोणस्य निधनान्नूनं संक्रुद्धो द्विपदां वरः॥ शारद्वतो महातेजा दिव्यास्त्रविदुदारधीः। अपि स्वस्ति धृष्टधुम्नस्य गौतमात्॥