Beholding his own attempt thus thwarted, Shalya was struck with wonder. Of quiescent soul, the king of the Madras took up his mace and began to eye his enemy.
कृतप्रतिकृतं दृष्ट्वा शल्यो विस्मितमानसः॥ गदामाश्रित्य धर्मात्मा प्रत्यमित्रमवैक्षत।