O king, Chitraketu's son Suketu quickly proceeded towards the highly powerful (Shikhandin) who was thus distressed and assailed by the son of Sharadvata.
शारद्वतशरैर्ग्रस्तं विश्यमानं महाबलः। चित्रकेतुसुतो राजन् सुकेतुस्त्वरितो ययौ॥