Thereupon king Duryodhana, who was very learned and versed in all objects and who also was possessed of great strength, once more addressed that ruler of earth. Shalya, the chief of the Madras, in a voice as deep as the rumbling of the clouds, filling the whole region with the echo of his voice.
ततो राजा महाप्रज्ञः सर्वास्त्रकुशलो बली। दुर्योधनऽब्रवीच्छलयं मद्रराजं महीपतिम्॥ पूरयन्निव घोषेण मेघगम्भीरया गिरा।