The defeat of Kritavarman

Sanjaya said Then, O mighty monarch, all those warriors accomplished in smiting down the foe and united together, began to fight with Yuyudhana quickly discharging numerous arrows.

Then Drona pierced Satyaki with seven and seventy shafts of great sharpness; Durmursana pierced him with twelve and Dussaha with ten shafts.

Vikarna pierced Satyaki with thirty whetted shafts furnished with wings of Kanka feather, on his lift side and on the centre of his chest.

o sire, Durmukha then pierced Sini's grandson with ten shafts, Dushasana pierced him with eight and Chitrasena with a couple of arrows.

Then with a mighty shower of arrows Duryodhana, O king, afflicted that mighty carwarrior the descendant of Madhu's race. O king, other heroic warriors followed his example.

Thus opposed on all sides by your sons, all mighty car-warriors, he of the Vrishni race began to pierce them all in return with distinct groups of straight-going shafts.

Satyaki pierced the son of Bharadvaja with three arrows, Dussaha with nine, Vikarna with twenty-five, Chitrasena with seven.

Durmarsena with twelve, Vivinsati with eight, Satyavrata with nine and Vijaya with ten shafts.

Then that mighty car-warrior Satyaki, having pierced Rukmangada, stretching his bow quickly assailed your son Duryodhana who also was a mighty car-warrior.

Then with his arrows Satyaki deeply pierced the king of all creatures who is regarded as he best car-warrior in all the worlds. Thereupon a battle commenced between them.

Then those two mighty car-warriors discharging sharp arrows and placing other arrows on the bow-string, rendered each other invisible in battle.

Satyaki then pierced sore by the king of the Kurus, appeared highly beautiful. He shed blood copiously like a sandal tree discharging its sap.

r'ierced with myriads of shafts by him of the Satvata race, your son appeared beautiful like a golden stake set up at a sacrifice.

Thereafter, Oking, that descendant of Madhu's race, with a razor-headed shaft, cutoff in battle the bow of the Kuru king that best wielder of the bow, smiling all the while.

Then he pierced the king whose bow had been severed, with numerous shafts. Thereat mangled with the arrows of his light-handed enemy.

m In that battle, he could not bear this sign of the success of his enemy. Then taking up another bow of great toughness and golden staff.

He pierced Satyaki quickly with a group of hundred arrows. Pierced deeply by that great bowman endued with might, viz., your son, Satyaki.

Under the influence of wrath began to afflict your son severely. Beholding the king thus afflicted, your other sons all mighty carwarriors.

Covered Satyaki with a shower of mighty arrows. Thus covered by your sons, all mighty car-warriors.

Satyaki piercing each with five arrows, again pierced each with seven shafts. He then quickly pierced Duryodhana with eight swiftcoursing arrows.

Then smiling he cut-off Duryodhana's bow that used to inspire terror into the hearts of the enemy. Then with his arrows, he cut down the latter's standard and the elephant of pearls embossed thereon.

Then slaying with four sharp arrows the four horses of Duryodhana, that illusirious warrior felled the charioteer of the latter with a razor-headed arrow.

After this, filled with delight he began to cover the king of the Kurus, that mighty carwarrior, with numerous arrows, all capable of penetrating to the very vitals.

Thus pierced by the excellent shafts of the grandson of Sini, Oking, your son Duryodhana suddenly fled away from the field of battle.

He then ascended the car of Chitrasena that great bowman. Then cries of Alas and Oh were uttered by your troops as they beheld the king in that battle.

Devoured by Satyaki, like Soma in the skies devoured by Rahu. Then hearing that woeful exclamation, the mighty car-warrior Kritavarman.

Quickly proceeded to the spot where that mighty-descendant of Madhu's race, was fighting. He came stretching his bow and urging his steeds.

And encouraging his charioteer with the words. Proceed in haste, Proceed in haste. Beholding him come like the Destroyer himself with mouth wide open.

O mighty Monarch, Yuyudhana addressed his charioteer saying-Yonder is the heroic Kritavarman rushing at me on his chariot.

Encounter this foremost all wielder of bow and drive your car before him.” Then urging to the top of their speed those horses duly equipped.

The charioteer drove the car towards the king of the Bhojas held in high honor by all bowmen. Then highly excited and looking like two blazing fires.

Those two foremost of men encountered one another like two tigers endued with great agility. Then Kritavarman wounded the grandson of Sini with twenty-six.

Sharp arrows all well-whetted; and his charioteer with five shafts. With four excellent shafts he pierced the four steeds of the Satvata hero, steeds whose teeth were graceful and that were of the Sindhu breed. Then stretching his mighty-bow of golden back, that one of golden standards.

Decked with golden Angadas and clad in a golden mail, covered Satyaki with arrow of golden wings. Thereafter the grandson of Sini quickly sped numerous shafts at Kritavarman, as he was longing to have a sight of Dhananjaya. Pierced deeply by his powerful adversary, that scorcher of foes.

Began to tremble like a mountain during an earth-quake. Then Stayaki of prowess incapable of being baffled quickly pierced his four steeds with sixty-three and his charioteer with seven sharp arrows. Then Satyaki placed on his bow string a shaft furnished with golden wings.

That emitted great effulgence and looked like an enraged snake; that arrow that resembled the the dart of Death, wounded Kritavarman sorely.

Then that fierce arrow, penetrating through the effulgent and gold-decked armour of Kritavarman, fell down on the ground, steeped completely in blood.

Covered all over with blood and afflicted with the arrows of the of the Satvata hero, Kritavarman, throwing aside his bow and arrow, feil upon his niche on the chariot.

That one of infinite prowess and of teeth resembling those of the lion, that foremost of men, then fell on his knees on the terrace of his car, being afflicted by arrows of Satyaki.

Thereafter Satyaki having successfully checked Kritavarman who reseinbled the thousand-armed Arjuna or the unagitable ocean itself, quickly advanced onwards.

Then passing through the division of Kritavarman, bristling with swords, lances and javelins and teeming with elephants, steeds and cars and shedding blood copiously, before the very eyes of all the troops that foremost of the descendants of Sini moved forwards like the slayer of Vritra passing through the Asura host.

Meanwhile the son of Hridika regaining his composure and grasping another mighty bow, stood on the field of battle checking the mighty Pandava hosts. cars and shedding blood copiously, before the very eyes of all the troops that foremost of the descendants of Sini moved forwards like the slayer of Vritra passing through the Asura host.

Meanwhile the son of Hridika regaining his composure and grasping another mighty bow, stood on the field of battle checking the mighty Pandava hosts.