Beholding the son of Bharadvaja, form his forces in an array figuring the appearance of Suparna, Yudhishthira disposed his forces in counter-array in the shape of a semi-circle.
व्यूढं दृष्ट्वा सुपर्णे तु भारद्वजकृतं तदा। व्यूहेन मण्डलार्धेन प्रत्यव्यूहद् युधिष्ठिर॥