Or it may be that having driven them off, the king of Matsya's, leading his people and his army of fierce warriors, income to make upon us night attacks. Perhaps someone powerful amongst them or even the king of Matsya's himself is coming to defeat us. Be he the king of Matsya's or Bibhatsu, we must all fight with him. This is our condition. Why are all these leading car-warriors Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, Vikarana and Drona's son now sitting panic-stricken on their cars?
अथवा तानपाहाय मत्स्यो जानपदैः सह। सर्वया सेनया साधु संवृतो भीमरूपया। आयातः केवलं रात्रिमस्मान् योद्भुमिहागतः॥ तेषामेव महावीर्यः कश्चिदेष पुरःसरः। असमाढोतुमिहायातो मत्स्यो वापि स्वयं भवेत्॥ यद्येष राजा मत्स्यानां यदि बीभत्सुरागतः। सर्योद्धव्यमस्माभिरिति नः समयः कृतः॥ अथ कस्मात् स्थिता ह्येते रथेषु रथसत्तमाः। भीष्मो द्रोणः कृपश्चैव विकर्णो द्रौणिरेव च॥ सम्भ्रान्तमनसः सर्वे काले ह्यस्मिन् महारथाः।