The host of the Kauravas having been divided into two parts, Diona, having Duryodhana in front of him, advanced (supported by one of this divisions) against the Somakas, the Panchalas and the Pandavas.
ततो द्वैधीकृते सैन्ये द्रोणः सोमकपाण्डवान्। अभ्यद्रवत् सपाञ्चालान् दुर्योधनपुरोगमः॥