Your father, O foremost of men, suffered death at the hands of that most heartless warrior (Dhristadyumna). It is for this reason that the troops afflicted with fear are flying away. Similarly, O sinless one, depressed upon the overthrow of your sire.
तथा निवार्यमाणेन कौरवैरर्जुनेन च। हत एव नृशंसेन पिता तव नरर्षभ।॥ सैनिकाश्च ततः सर्वे प्राद्रवन्त भयार्दिताः। वयं चापि निरुत्साहा हते पितरि तेऽनघ॥