Having heard these words and others repeated by his friends, Arjuna with cheerful mind advanced once more against the army of the Samsaptakas after having worshipped the people ascending to their positions.
इतीव भूयश्च सुहृद्भिरीडिता निशम्य वाचः सुमनास्ततोऽर्जुनः। यथानुरूपं प्रतिपूज्य तं जनं जगाम संशप्तसंघहा पुनः॥