Thus thwarted in that battle by the king of the Madras, O Bharata, those slayers of foes could not stand in front of Shalya.
ते वार्यमाणाः समरे मद्रराज्ञा महारथाः। न शेकुः सम्मुखे स्थातुं तस्य शत्रुनिषूदनाः॥