The conqueror of the celestials and Daityas and of all mighty car-warriors. Beholding in battle Partha's certain aim, training, lightness of hand and the range (of his arrows), Drona was stricken greatly with wonder. Then taking up with his hands the celestials bow Gandiva, the energetic Partha, O foremost of Bharatas, drew it. Beholding the downpour of his shafts coming down like a swarm of locusts, they, all filled with wonder, exclaimed “Well done! well done!" Even the very air could not penetrate into the space intervening between his arrows.
जेतारं देवदैत्यानां सर्वेषां च महारथम्॥ अविभ्रमं च शिक्षां च लाघवं दूरपातिताम्। पार्थस्य समरे दृष्ट्वा द्रोणस्याभूच्च विस्मयः॥ अथ गाण्डीवमुद्यम्य दिव्य धनुरमर्षणः। विचकर्ष रणे पार्थो बाहुभ्यां भरतर्षभ॥ तस्य बाणमयं वर्षं शलभानामिवायतिम्। दृष्ट्वा ते विस्मिताः सर्वे साधु साध्वित्यपूजयन्॥६५। न च बाणान्तरे वायुरस्य शक्नोति सर्पितम्।