O king, the mighty Shikhandin attacked Drona's son. But Ashvatthama severely wounded Shikhandin with a sharp arrows and thus made him tremble.
शिखण्डी समरे राजन् द्रौणिमभ्युद्ययौ बली। अश्वत्थामा ततः क्रुद्धः शिखण्डिनमुपस्थितम्॥