Dronacharya avoided Dhrishtadyumna, for well he knew that his death was
destined to be at his hands and that death was not yet due; and he wheeled his chariot in
another direction where Drupada was leading his forces.
Drupada's forces suffered heavy punish- ment at Drona's hands and blood
flowed in streams on the battlefield. Drona, then, again turned his attention to
Yudhishthira. The Pandavas stood firm and answered Drona's attacks with showers of arrows.
Satyajit made a charge on Drona's car and there was a fierce combat in
which Drona's figure assumed the grimness of the Destroyer. Many a warrior was slain by
him in succession. Vrika, a prince of Panchala, as well as Satyajit, fell dead.
Seeing this,Satanika, son of Virata, march- ed against Drona. In a
moment, Satanika's severed head rolled on the ground with the golden kundalas shining in
the earlobes.
Ketama, another chief, followed the attack but he too perished. Then,
Vasudhana rushed forward to stop the advance of Drona, but he too fell dead.
