Seeing the greatly powerful sons of Pritha escaped from the house of lac and allied with Drupada and thinking of Dhrishtaduymna, Shikhandin and also other sons of Drupada who were all learned in every art of war, he (Duryodhana) became depressed and alarmed.
जस्ता विगतसंकल्पा दृष्ट्वा पार्थान् महौजसः। मुक्तान् हव्यभुजश्चैव संयुक्तान् द्रुपदेन च॥ धृष्टद्युम्नं तु संचिन्त्य तथैव च शिखण्डिनम्। दुपदस्यात्मजांश्चान्यान् सर्वयुद्धविशारदान्॥