Thereupon that mighty bowman, the son of Drona, did not slaughter Pandya, who was the great smiter of his enemies and who again, was the foremost of car-warriors, after having made him carless, for he had the desire of battling with him for some time.
अथ द्रौणिर्महेष्वासः पाण्ड्यं शत्रुनिबर्हणम्। विरथं रथिनां श्रेष्ठं नाहनद् युद्धकासया॥