Then O ruler off men, beholding that lance coursing towards himself with great force, Drona that foremost of all warrior versed in the use of weapons, invoked into existence the Brahma weapon.
तामापतन्ती सहसा दृष्ट्वा द्रोणो विशाम्पते॥ प्रादुश्चक्रे ततो ब्राह्ममस्त्रमस्त्रविदां वरः।