Vaishampayana said : Seeing the sons of Pandu and Dhritarashtra accomplished in arms, Drona thought that the time had come when he could demand the preceptor's Dakshina (remuneration).

O king, one day assembling his pupils together, the preceptor Drona asked his Dakshina from them all, saying-

"Seize the kind of Panchala, Drupada, in battle and bring him to me. That will be the most acceptable Dakshina to me".

Saying “Be it so," they all ascended their chariots with their arms and marched out with Drona in order to pay the remuneration to their preceptor.

Those best of man destroyed the Panchalas and went to the capital of the greatly powerful Drupada and attacked it. Duryodhana, Karna, greatly strong Yuyutsu, Dushasana, Vikarna, Jalasandha, Sulochana. These and many other princes of great prowess, all foremost of Kshatriyas, vied with one another to become foremost in the attack.

The princes, riding on first class chariots and followed by cavalry, entered the hostile capital and proceeded along its streets.

At this time the king of the Panchalas, seeing the great army and hearing its roar, soon came out of his palace with all his brothers.

The king Yajnasena (Drupada) was well armed, but he was assailed by them (Kurus) with a shower of arrows, all uttering their war cry.

The invincible warrior, Yajnasena, riding on his white chariot, attacked the Kurus and began to rain his fearful arrows.

Vaishampanya said : Seeing the pride of the princes, Partha (Arjuna) spoke thus to the preceptor, that excellent Brahmana Drona.

“We shall display our power when they would finish theirs. The are not capable of killing the king of the Panchalas in the battle."

Having said this, that sinless son of Kunti (Arjuna) with his brothers waited outside the city at a distance of a mile.

Seeing the Kauravas, Drupada rushed forward and afflicted the Kuru army with a shower of arrows. Such was his lightness of motion on the field of battle that though he was fighting alone on a single chariot, the Kurus thought in fear that there was more then one Drupada.

The fearful arrows of Drupada fell on all sides and thousands of conches, trumpets and drums began to be sounded by the Panchalas in their houses. O great king, a terrible roar, like that of the lion, rose from the mighty Panchalas. The great sound of the twang of their bow-strings seemed to rend the very sky.

(Thereupon) Duryodhana, Vikarna, Subahu, Dirghalochana and Dushasana, becoming furious, began to shower arrows upon the enemy. The mighty bow-man, the son of Prishata (Drupada), invincible in battle, though pierced with arrows. Instantly began to afflict the hostile army. O descendant of the Bharata race, careering over the field of battle like a fiery wheel, he smote with his arrows Duryodhana, Vikarna, even greatly powerful Karna and many other heroic princes and various other soldiers and slaked their thirst for battle.

Then the citizens showered upon the Kurus club, maces and other missiles, like cloud's showering rains.

O descendant of the Bharata race, young and old, all the citizens, hearing of the battle, rushed out and assailed the Kurus. They (Kurus) broke and fled, wailing towards the Pandavas; and the Pandavas, hearing their terrible wall. Ascended their cars after duly worshipping Drona. Then Arjuna, hastily asking Yudhisthira not to engage in the fight by saying "Don't fight".

At that time appointing the sons of Madri (Nakula and Sahadeva) as the protectors of his chariot wheels, rushed out. And Bhima, ever in the front, ran ahead with his club in his hand.

The sinless son of Kunti (Arjuna), thus accompanied by his brother, hearing the shouts of the enemy, advanced towards them, filling the whole region with the rattle of the wheels of his chariot.

As a Makara enters the sea, so the mightyarmed Yama-like Bhima with his club in his hand entered the Panchala ranks and roared as fiercely as the ocean in a tempest. Ever skillful in battle, Bhima, the son of Pritha, upraising his club, attacked the soldiers riding on elephants with the powers of his arms like the great destroyer himself.

Those huge animals like mountains, struck with Bhima's club, had their heads broken into pieces and they fill covered with blood, like cliffs loosened by thunder.

The Pandava, the elder of Arjuna, (Bhima) felled to the ground elephants and horses and cars by thousands and killed many foot soldiers and car-warriors. As a herdsman drives the cattle with his stuff in the wood, so did Vrikodara drive before him the chariots and elephants (of the hostile force).

Vaishampayana said : Falguni (Arjuna), eager to do the favourite work of the son of Bharadvaja, (Drona), felled the son of Prishata (Drupada) from his elephant, covering him with arrows. O king, like the fire at the end of a Yuga, he felled in the battle thousands of horses, car and elephants.

Thereupon all the Panchalas and the Shrinjyas, being thus attacked (by Arjuna), assailed Partha with a shower of weapons of various kinds.

They uttered from their mouths great shorts like the roars of lions and they desperately attacked the Pandava (Arjuna). The battle became fearful and furious to be hold. Hearing their great leonine shouts, he (Arjuna) became illed with wrath.

Kirti (Arjuna) immediately assailed the Panchalas in the battle and covering them with a shower of arrows, he greatly confused them.

They, that saw the son of Kunti (at that time), could not mark any interval between his fixing the arrows on the bowstring and letting them off.

The whole place was filled with leonine shouts mixed with cheers of approval. Thereupon the king of the Panchalas, accompanied with Satyajit (his commander-in-chief). Rushed towards him with speed, as Indra did towards (the Danava) Shambara, Partha covered the Panchala king with a thick shower of arrows.

Thereupon arose a great uproar among the Panchala-host like the roar of a great lion when springing on the leader of a heard of elephants.

Seeing Arjuna rush towards the Panchalaking for slaying him, greatly powerful Satyajit attacked him. The two heroes (Arjuna and the Panchala-king) rushed upon each other like Indra upon Virochanas; and they broke each other's ranks.

Thereupon Parth “pierced Satyajit with ten keen arrows" at which feat the spectators were all amazed.

Thereupon the Panchala (Satyajit) covered Partha with one hundred arrows. That great car-warrior Arjuna rubbed his bow-string in order to increase the force and velocity of his arrows. Then covering the enemy with a shower of arrows, he cut off the bow of Satyajit and rushed upon the king (Drupada).

But Satyajit immediately took up an other bow and he soon pierced with arrows Partha, with his chariot, charioteer and horses.

Thus being assailed, the hero Partha did not forgive the Panchala (Satyajit). In order to kill him soon, he (Arjuna) pierced with a number of arrows.

(His enemy's) horses, flags, bow, clenched fist, charioteer and the attendant at his back. Seeing his bow repeatedly cut down. And his horses slain as often, he (Satyajit) desisted from the fight. Secing Satyajit thus desisted from the fight. The king (Drupada) attacked the Pandava (Arjuna) with great speed. Then that foremost of victorious heroes. Arjuna, fought a wonderful battle.

Cutting off his bow and felling his flatstaff on the grounds he pierced his enemy's horses and charioteer with five arrows.

Thereupon that son of Kunti (Arjuna), throwing aside his bow and taking off his quiver, took up a scimitar and sent forth a leonine shout.

He suddenly leaped from his chariot and fell on that of the Panchala-king. Dhananjaya (Arjuna) stood fearlessly on the chariot of the Panchala-king. He seized him (Drupada) as Garuda seized a huge snake after agitating the waters of the deep sea. Thereupon all the Panchalas ran away in all directions.

Showing the prowess of arms to all the hosts, Dhananjaya (Arjuna), sending forth a leonine shout, came out of the Panchala ranks).

Seeing him return (with his captive), the princes laid waste the capital of the illustrious Drupada.

Arjuna said : This best of kings Drupada is a relative of the Kuru heroes. Therefore, O Bhima, do no: kill his soldiers. Let us only give out preceptor's remuneration.

Vaishampayana said : O king thus prevented by Arjuna, the greatly strong Bhima, though unsatiated with the battle, refrained from the act of slaughter.

O best of the Bharata race, thus seizing Yajnasena Drupada in the battle with his ministers, they offered him to Drona.

(Seeing the king) humiliated and deprived of wealth and brought under his complete control, Drona remembered his former hostility towards him and he thus spoke to him.

"Your kingdom and your capital have been laid waste by me. Receiving your like at my hand, do you desire to revive our old friendship?".

Having said this, he smiled a little and again said, "O hero, do not fear for your life. We are Brahmans that are ever-forgiving.

O beast of Kshatriyas, from that day when in your boyhood you played with me in the ĀDI PARVA hermitage, my love and affection for you have grown up.

O king, I ask for your friendship again. O king, I grant you as a boon half of your kingdom.

O Yajnasena, how can one be a friend of a king who is not a king? And therefore I retain half of your kingdom.

You became the king of the territory lying on the southern side of the Bhagirathi and I become that of the northern side. O Panchala, if it please you, know me henceforth as your friend."

Drupada said : O Brahmana, this is not (at all) wonderful to the man of noble soul and great prowess. I am pleased with you and I desire to give you everlasting pleasure.

Vaishampayana said : O descendant of Bharata, having been thus addressed, Drona released him (Drupadas); and cheerfully performing the usual offices of regard, he bestowed upon him the half of the kingdom.

(Receiving the territory named) Makandi with many towns and cities, situated on the banks of the Ganges, Drupada lived in the best of cities, called Kampilya. After his defeat by Drona, he (Drupada) also ruled over the southern Panchala upto the banks of the Charmanavati river.

He was well convinced that his could not defeat Drona by Kshatriya might alone, he being very much inferior to him in Brahma (spiritual) power. He therefore wandered over the world to find the rneans of obtaining a son (who could defeat Drona). (Meanwhile) Drona lived at Ahichatra.

Which was full of towns and cities and which was bestowed upon him by Partha after defeating the hero (Drupada).