him.  The burden of his slaughter rests upon thee.’  Thus addressed by Bhima, the mighty-armed Dhrishtadyumna speedily took up a strong, a new and a superb bow capable of bearing a great strain.  Filled with rage, and shooting his arrows in that battle at the irresistible Drona, Dhrishtadyumna covered the preceptor, desirous of withstanding him.  Those two ornaments of battle then, both foremost of fighters and both filled with rage, invoked into existence the Brahma and diverse other celestial weapons.  Indeed, O king, Dhrishtadyumna covered Drona with many mighty weapons in that encounter.  Destroying all the weapons of Bharadwaja’s son, the Panchala prince, that warrior of unfading glory, began to slay the Vasatis, the Sivis, the Valhikas and the Kurus, that is, them, who protected Drona in that battle.  Indeed, O king, shooting showers of arrows on all sides, Dhrishtadyumna at that time looked resplendent like the sun himself shedding his thousands of rays.  Drona, however, once more cut off the prince’s bow and pierced the vitals of the prince himself with many arrows.  Thus pierced, the prince felt great pain.  Then Bhima, of great wrath, holding the car of Drona, O monarch, slowly said these words unto him:  If wretches amongst Brahmanas, discontented with the avocations of their own order, but well-versed in arms, did not fight, the Kshatriya order then would not have been thus exterminated.  Abstention from injury to all creatures hath been said to be the highest of all virtues.  The Brahmana is the root of that virtue.  As regards thyself, again, thou art the foremost of all persons acquainted with Brahma.  Slaying all those Mlecchas and other warriors, who, however, are all engaged in the proper avocations of their order, moved thereto by ignorance and folly, O Brahmana, and by the desire of wealth for benefiting sons and wives; indeed, for the sake of an only son, why dost thou not feel ashamed?  He for whom thou hast taken up weapons, and for whom thou livest, he, deprived of life, lieth today on the field of battle, unknown to thee and behind thy back.  King Yudhishthira the just hath told thee this.  It behoveth thee not to doubt this fact.’  Thus addressed by Bhima, Drona laid aside his bow.  Desirous of laying aside all his weapons also, Bharadwaja’s son of virtuous soul said aloud, ’O Karna, Karna, O great bowman, O Kripa, O Duryodhana, I tell you repeatedly, exert yourselves carefully in battle.  Let no injury happen to you from the Pandayas.  As regards myself, I lay aside my weapons.’  Saying these words, he began loudly to take the name of Aswatthaman.  Laying aside his weapons then in that battle, and sitting down on the terrace of his car, he devoted himself to Yoga and assured all creatures, dispelling their fears.  Beholding that opportunity, Dhrishtadyumna mustered all his energy.  Laying down on the car his formidable bow, with arrow fixed on the bow-string, he took up a sword, and jumping down from his vehicle, rushed quickly against Drona.