He who was equal to the elephant and the lion in prowess, even he has been slain! I cannot even tolerate the thought of Drona's death. How, O Sanjaya, the son of Prishata, slew in battle that most invincible hero whose might was never checked and whose fame was never soiled even before the very eyes of the foremost of men? Who were those persons who fought in Drona's front and protected him from near?
नाहं मृष्ये हतं द्रोणं सिंहद्विरदविक्रमम्। कथं संजय दुर्धर्षमनाधृष्ययशोबलम्॥ पश्यतां पुरुषेन्द्राणां समरे पार्षतोऽवधीत्। के पुरुतादयुध्यन्त रक्षन्तो द्रोणमन्तिकात्॥