As the lord of the celestial (Indra) waxing worth had struck terror into the hearts of the Danavas, so did also the ruler of the Pragjyotishas, O king, in that battle frighten and crush the Pandava troops.
यथा सुरपतिः शक्रस्त्रासयामास दानवान्। तथैव समरे राजा द्रावयामास पाण्डवान्॥