And Mridangas, O mighty monarch, were sounded by thousands, great car-warriors, befriending the Kurus and desirous of Duryodhana's good.
मृदङ्गेष्वपि राजेन्द्र वाद्यमानेष्वनेकशः। महारथाः समाख्याता दुर्योधनहितैषिणः॥