When like the sun dropping down on the earth, that foremost of car-warriors, the son of Shantanu has fallen, the monarchs (of the Kuru army) are hardly capable of withstanding Dhananjaya, like trees unable to withstand the hurricane that uproots even the hills.
निपातिते शान्तनवे महारथे दिवाकरे भूतलमास्थिते यथा। न पार्थिवाः सोढुमलं धनंजयं गिरिप्रवोढारमिवालिनं दुमाः॥