Karna Parva — The encounter between Shutasome and the son of Subala

Sanjaya said Then Uluka rushed most rapidly against Yuyutsu, who was routing the vast force belonging to your son; and uttered to him those words-'do you wait, do you wait.'

Thereupon, O monarch, Yuyutsu afflicted Uluka with a sharp-edged arrow (supplied with wings), even as a huge mountain is struck with the thunderbolt.

Thus Uluka, too, being highly enraged and cutting off the bow of your son with a razor like shaft, struck him with a barbed arrows in the field of battle.

Yuyutsu, whose eyes became red with anger, after having thrown aside that severed bow, grasped another, the most dreadful one, possessed of greater impetuosity.

Thereupon, O foremost of the Bharata race, he (Yuyutsu) penetrated Uluka with sixty arrows; and then struck down his driver with three; and he once more pierced him (Uluka).

Uluka, too, who became highly wrathful, after having pierced him (Yuyutsu) with twenty arrows, decked with gold, struck down his standards, that was made of gold, in the field of battle.

O monarch, that huge and magnificent standard, that one made of gold, being torn off and shattered into fragments, dropped down in front of Yuyutsu.

Seeing his standards thus cut-off, Yuyutsu, who became senseless with rage, struck Uluka with five arrows in the chest.

O descendant of the Bharata race, O sire, Uluka then severed the head of his foe, with a broad-headed arrows, dipped in oil, in the field of battle.

The cut-off head of Yuyutsu fell on ground as if any excellent star is fallen from sky on the ground.

Then he (Uluka), slaughtered his four horses and pierced himself (Yuyutsu) with five shafts. He (Yuyutsu), being thus fierced by that powerful one (Uluka) went into another car.

O monarch, Uluka, after having defeated him (his antagonist) in the battle, hastened towards the Panchalas and the Srinjayas and slew them with the keen arrows.

O mighty monarch, your son, Srutakarman, deprived, without any fear, Shatanika of his horses, charioteer and car within half the time taken up by the twinkling on an eye.

O sire, that mighty car-warrior, Shatanika, waiting in a car, that was deprived of its horses and becoming very wrathful, had thrown a mace upon your son.

O descendant of the Bharata race, that mace, after having reduced the car and the horses along with the riders themselves into dusts (belonging to your son), fell down upon the earth most rapidly and penetrated through it.

Then those two brave warriors, who were divested of their cars and who also had contributed to the increase of the glory of the Kurus, really fled away from the battle, looking each other in the face.

Thereupon your son, who became highly terrified, ascended the ascended the car of Vivingsa. Shatanika, too, with rapidity, mounted upon the car of Prativindhya.

Shakuni, who became very angry after having pierced Sutasoma with excellently sharpened arrows, could not cause him to tremble (with fear); even as a torrent of rain cannot shake a mountain.

O descendant of the Bharata race, Sutasoma, too, after having seen the bitterest enemy of his father, closed him with several thousands of arrows.

Shakuni, too, on the other hand, who was of light arms and who was acquainted with all sorts of warfare and who, again, was most desirous of winning victory, severed all those shafts with other winged arrows of his own. Then he (Shakuni), who was greatly enraged, after having restrained these arrows with the keen arrows of his own in the field of battle, struck down Sutasoma with three other shafts.

Thereupon, O great king, your brother-inlaw cut of his (antagonist's) horses, standard and charioteer into minute pieces by numerous arrows. At this, the people sent forth a loud roar.

O sire, after taken up another excellent bow, that great bowman who was now steedless and carless and whose standard and charioteer into minute pieces by numerous arrows. At this, the people sent forth a loud roar.

He (Sutasoma) then directed the shafts, that were furnished with the golden wings and also that were whetted on stone; and afterwards severed the car of your brother-in-law (with those shafts) in the field of battle.

That mighty car-warrior, the son of Subala did not at all feel pain to behold the fights of arrows, that were like the throngs of locusts, approaching towards his car. Rather that highly glorious one really restrained those arrows with numcrous arrows of his own.

There (in the field of battle) the warriors, as well as the Siddhas resting in the firmament, became highly gratificd to witness that extraordinary and incredible deed of Sutasoma. For he (Sutasoma) was fighting on foot with Shakuni, who rested upon his car.

O king, he (Shakuni) severed the bow, as well as all the quivers of him (Sutasoma) by means of his broad-headed arrows, that were excellently whetted and also that were endued with great impetuosity and again, that were very straight. was

Then he (Sutasoma), who thus deprived of his car and bow, raised a loud roar, after raising his sword that had the splendour of a blue lotus-color and also that had a handle made of ivory.

That sword of highly intellectual Sutasoma, whirled round by him, he (Shakuni) considered to be as resplendent as the clear sky, like the very rod of Death himself.

O powerful monarch, that holder of sword, who was endued with great lore and prowess, suddenly roved about creating fourteen different kinds of circle (Manoeuvres) on all sides (of the battle).

He then exhibited in the field of battle the different kinds of dexterities of motion, namely, wheeling and whirling at certain height and making side-thrusts, rushing forward and jumping on high and moving about rapidly and advancing upwards and forwards.

Thereupon the son of Subala, who was possessed of immense prowess, shot innumerable arrows at him (his antagonist), who, again, immediately severed them by means of his sword, that were directed against him.

Thereupon, O mighty monarch, the son of Subala, who became very angry at this once more shot numerous arrows at Sutasoma, that resembled snakes of virulent poison.

That warrior (Sutasoma), who resembled Garuda in strength, after having exhibited the lightness of his arms in the battle, severed those arrows by his sword with the assistance of both his learning and strength.

O monarch, he (Shakuni) severed the sword, that was most excellent, of his foe, who then was careering in circles in the field, by means of his sharp razor-headed arrows.

That strong sword, being thus cut-off, dropped down upon the ground all on a sudden. But, O descendant of the Bharata race, the other half of the sword still rested in the hand of that Sutasoma.

Knowing that his sword was thus severed, then that powerful car-warrior, Sutasoma, after having retreated six steps back, struck his antagonist with that half (he still held in his hand).

That half (of the sword), after having severed the bow, that was ornamented with gold and gems, along with the string, of that high souled one (Shakuni), immediately dropped down upon the ground.

Thereupon Sutasoma proceeded to that strong car of Shrutakirti. The son of Subala, too after having grasped another bow, that was most dreadful and invincible, rushed against the army of the Pandavas, slaughtering innumerable enemies on the way.

On the very sight of the son of Subala, who was wandering about of in the field of battle most fearlessly, there had taken place, O ruler of earth, great roar amongst the Pandava host.

Then it was seen that those divisions of the army, that were very proud, furnished with the weapons and very vast, were routed by that high-souled son of Subala.

O king, the son of Subala continued to slaughter the soldiers of the Pandavas force; even as the king, of the celestials crushed the army of the Daityas.