In consequence of the strokes of those darts, Drona, the foremost of the Brahmanas, being (greatly) pained, sank unconsciously for a moment on the terrace of his car.
ततो मुहूर्त व्यथित शरपातप्रपीडितः। निषसाद स्थोपस्थे द्रोणो भरतसत्तम॥