O ruler of men, the Pandava troops began to tremble. Beholding Drona exceedingly handsome and attended with prosperity and burning in his own effulgence, the soldiers of the enemy were affrighted, depressed and routed, O Bharata.-Challenging the hostile host as he stood, like an infuriate elephant in rut.
समकम्पन्त सैन्यानि पाण्डवानां विशाम्पते। भ्राजमानं श्रिया युक्तं ज्वलन्तमिव तेजसा॥ द्रोणं दृष्ट्वा परे त्रेसुश्चेरुर्मम्लुश्च भारत। आह्वयन्तं परानीकं प्रभिन्नमिव वारणम्॥