Whetted on stone and O monarch addressed the latter saying 'Fly not'. But afflicted with the arrows of Dhananjaya, Drona's son quickly entered into the army teeming with infuriated elephants and numerous chariots. Then the puissant son of Kunti drowned the sound of the other twangs of bows decked with gold, with the tremendous twang of his own bow Gandiva. Then the mighty Dhananjaya pursued Drona's son from behind who was thus flying and who had not then proceeded to a long way, frightening him all the way with his shafts. Tearing open the body of men, elephants and steeds with his Narachas.
शिलीमुखैमहाराज् मा गास्तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत्। स तु मत्तगजाकीर्णमानकं रथसंकुलम्।। १२० तूर्णमभ्याविशद् द्रौणिर्धनंजयशरादितः। ततः सुवर्णपृष्ठानां चापानां कूजतां रणे॥१२१ शब्दं गाण्डीवघोषेण कौन्तेयोऽभ्यभवद् बली। धनंजयस्तथा यान्तं पृष्ठतौ द्रौणिमभ्यगात्॥ नातिदीर्घमिवाध्वानं शरैः संत्रासयन् बलम्। विदार्य देहान् नाराचैर्नरवारणवाजिनाम्॥१२३