Drona, that foremost of all wielders of weapons, received them (duly) in battle. Thereupon king Duryodhana. with all efforts, assailed the Pandavas excited as he was with rage and solicitous of protecting Drona's life. Then ensued the battle between the troops of the Kurus and the Pandavas whose animals were exhausted as they challenged one another furiously. Deprived of sleep and fatigued in battle, O mighty monarch.
प्रतिजग्राह समरे द्रोणः शस्रभृतां वरः। ततो दुर्योधनो राजा सर्वोद्योगेन पाण्डवान्॥ अभ्यद्रवत् सुसंक्रुद्ध इच्छन् द्रोणस्य जीवितम्। ततः प्रववृते युद्धं आन्तवाहनसैनिकम्॥ पाण्डवानां कुरूणां च गर्जतामितरेतरम्। निद्रान्धास्ते महाराज परिश्रान्ताश्च संयुगे॥