With his bow cut-off, his car rendered useless, his elephants and driver slain and thus involved in a perilous situation that hero began to whirl his mace.
स च्छिन्नधन्वा पाञ्चाल्यो निकृत्तध्वजसारथिः। उत्तमामापदं प्राप्य गदां वीरः परामृशतः॥