As the foot-soldiers donned their coats of mail and as steeds were furnished with trappings &c. Then O Bharata, on all sides was heard tremendous sound of drums and blare of conchs. Thereafter king Yudhishthira addressing Dhrishtadyumna said: “Arrange, O mighty-armed hero, the troops in the Makara array that is calculated to extirpate the enemy."
संनह्यतां पदातीनां हयानां चैव भारत। शङ्खदुन्दुभिनादश्च तुमुलः सर्वतोऽभवत्॥ ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा धृष्टद्युम्नमभाषत। व्यूहं व्यूह महाबाहो मकरं शत्रुनाशनम्॥