Continuous The fight between Bhima and Karna

Sanjaya said Beholding your sons fallen on the field, the puissant Karna, overwhelmed with rage, became regardless of his very life.

The son of Adhiratha then considered himself to be guilty of the slaughter of your sons, in as much as they were slain by Bhima under his very eyes.

Then Bhimasena waxing wroth and remembering their former enmity, dauntlessly struck Karna with numerous sharp arrows.

Thereupon the son of Radha smilingly piercing Bhima with five shafts, once more pierced him with seventy shafts furnished with golden wings whetted on stone.

Without taking into consideration those shafts shot by Karna, Vrikodara pierced him with a hundred arrows of depressed knots.

Once more, O sire, piercing him on his vital parts with five sharp arrows, Bhima severed the bow of Suta's son with a broad-headed shaft.

Thereupon, O Bharata, highly dejected, Karna took up another bow and covered Bhima with arrows on all directions.

Slaying Karna's horses and his charioteer also, Bhima then laughed a tremendous laugh, having thus counter-balanced the feats of the former.

Then that foremost of men, cut-off the bow of Karna with his arrows; and O mighty monarch, that bow of golden staff, fell down, producing a great sound.

Thereupon the mighty car-warrior Karna descended from his chariot and taking up a mace hurled it at Bhimasena with great fury.

Beholding that mace towards himself with great impetuosity, Vrikodara repulsed it with his arrows before the eyes of all the troops.

Then the puissant son of Pandu quickly shot thousands of arrows, desirous of accomplishing the death of Suta's son.

Checking those arrows with his own, in that battle, Karna cut down Bhima's arīnour with numerous arrows. course

Then he pierced Bhima with twenty five small shafts before the eyes of all; and that seemed highly wonderful.

Thereupon, O sire, Bhima excited to the highest pitch of fury, sped at the son of Suta nine shafts of depressed knots.

Those sharp arrows penetrating through Karna's armour and piercing his right arm, sank into the earth, like so many fierce snakes entering their holes on ant hills.

Covered with the myriad shafts shot from Bhima's bow, Karna once more was compelled to turn away from Bhimasena.

Beholding the son of Suta turn away and walk on foot and covered with the arrows shot from the bow of Kunti's son, king Duryodhana

“Hie yourselves quickly near the car of Pandu's son.” Thereupon, o king, your sons hearing those words of your son.

Rushed against Pandu's son in battle shooting numerous sharp arrows. They were Chitra, Upachitra, Chitraksha, Charuchitra, Chitrasana.

Chitrayudha and Chitravarman, all versed in various modes of warfare. Then the mighty car-warrior Bhimasena slew all your sons with a single arrows, as they were quickly proceeding against him. Slain they fell down on the earth like trees broken by the vehemence of the tempest.

Beholding your sons all mighty carwarriors slain, o king, Karna with a tearful countenance, began to think of those words of Khatva.

Then that puissant hero, mounting on another duly furnished car, quickly rushed at the son of Pandu.

Piercing each other with arrows furnished with golden wings and whetted on stone, those two heroes appeared beautiful like two clouds fringed with the rays of the sun.

Then Pandu's son, excited with rage cut-off the armour of Suta's son with thirty-six Vallas of great sharpness and energy.

The son of Suta O foremost of the Bharatas, the mighty-armed hero, pierced Kunti's son with fifty arrows of depressed knots.

Those two combatants then, smeared with red sandal-paste, covered with many wounds caused by each other's shaft and steeped in blood, appeared charming like the sun or the moon in full splendour.

Then Karna and Bhima, with their bodies steeped in blood and armour shattered with arrows appeared beautiful like snakes freed from their sloughs.

Assailing each other like two tigers fighting with their teeth, those two foremost of men poured their showers of arrows on each other like two mighty clouds pouring rain.

Like two elephants goring each other with their tusks, those two subduers of foes mangling each other with their shafts, appeared highly beautiful.

Roaring at each other and covering each other with their arrows, those two foremost of car-warriors seemed to play with each other, causing their chariots to describe various circles.

Those two powerful heroes then appeared like two heifers roaring at each other for consorting with a cow in her season, those two foremost of men, endued with prowess, then looked like two mighty lions engaged with one another.

Looking at each other with eyes red in rage, those two heroes of mighty energy fought on with each other like Indra and Virochana.

Then the mighty-armed Bhima stretching his bow with both his hands, appeared beautiful like a mass of clouds charged with lightning flashes.

Then, O mighty monarch, the Bhima-cloud, having ihe twang of the bow for its peal of thunder and the arrows for showers of rain, began to drench the mountain constituted by Karna.

Then that son of Pandu, Bhima of terrible prowess, 0 Bharata, covered Karna with thousands of arrows shot from his own bow.

Then your sons beheld the prowess of Bhimasena, when he covered Karna with arrows decked with beautiful wings made of the feathers of the Kanka bird. Thus then Bhima fought on with Karna, affording delight there by to Arjuna and the illustrious Keshava and Satyaki and his two protectors of carwheels. Then your sons, O mighty monarch, became depressed, seeing the prowess, the strength of arms and the patience of Bhima, who thoroughly knew his self.