And his other principal uterine brothers began to protect Drona in battle. Then the Panchalas, though striving hard, could not even look at Drona who was then being thus protected in battle by those high-souled warriors. Thereupon, O sire, Bhimasena became enraged with Dhistadyumna and then addressed that foremost of men in these harsh words.
सोदर्याश्च यथामुख्यास्तेऽरक्षन् द्रोणमाहवे। रक्ष्यमाणं तथा द्रोणं सर्वैस्तैस्तु महारथैः॥ यतमानास्तु पञ्चाला न शेकुः प्रतिवीक्षितुम्। तत्राक्रुध्यद् भीमसेनो धृष्टद्युम्नस्य मारिष॥ स एनं वाग्भिरुग्राभिस्ततक्ष पुरुषर्षभः।