Only Drona's son Ashvatthman advanced towards the foes, like a huge alligator swimming against the current. He had recently fought a terrible fight with the hostile division headed by Sikhandin.
तस्यासीत् सुमहद् युद्धं शिखण्डिप्रमुखैर्गणैः। प्रभद्रकैश्च पाञ्चालैश्चेदिभिश्च सकेकयैः॥