With half the army we shall fight with Arjuna. Myself, Drona, Karna, the son of Drona, as well as Sharadvata's son, Shall firmly fight with Arjuna or the king of Matsya if he has come back or even with the performer of hundred sacrifices. I shall face them like the bank (obstructing the motion of the) ocean.
वयं चार्धन सैन्यस्य प्रतियोत्स्याम पाण्डवम्। अहं द्रोणश्च कर्णश्च अश्वत्थामा कृपस्तथा। प्रतियोत्स्याम बीभत्सुमागतं कृतनिश्चयम्॥ मत्स्यं वा पुनरायातमागतं वा शतक्रतुम्। अहमावारयिष्यामि वेलेव मकरालयम्॥