Then Shakuni, the son of the Gandhara king, said-"Fight you all in front! I, however, will kill the Pandavas from behind!”_-Then the active Madraka warriors, amongst those on our side that were advancing, were filled with joy and uttered various cries. Others also did the same.
ततो गान्धारराजस्य पुत्रः शकुनिरब्रवीत्। युद्ध्यध्वमग्रतो यावत् पृष्ठतो हन्मि पाण्डवान्॥ ततो नः सम्प्रयातानां मद्रयोधास्तरस्विनः। हृष्टाः किलकिलाशब्दमकुर्वन्ता परे तथा॥