Thereafter king Duryodhana addressing his brothers once more said “Yudhamanyu protects the left wheel of Arjuna's chariot and Uttamaujas protects the right. Thus protected, Arjuna protects Shikhandin. O Dushasana, so arrange, that Shikhandin, thus protected by Arjuna, may not slay Bhishma left unprotected by ourselves.” Hearing the words of his brothers, your son Dushasana,
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा पुनर्घातरमब्रवीत्। सव्यं चक्रं युधामनुरुत्तमौजाश्च दक्षिणम्॥ गोप्तारावर्जुनस्यैतावर्जुनोऽपि शिखण्डिनः। रक्ष्माणः स पार्थेन तथास्माभिर्विवर्जितः॥ यथा भीष्मं न नो हन्याद् दुःशासन तथा कुरु। भ्रातुस्तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा पुत्रो दुःशासनस्तव॥