soul, with wrath excited, rushed in battle, O king, against Valhika, the very embodiment of wrath.  Valhika, then, O king, setting up a leonine roar, weakened the wrathful Dhrishtaketu with innumerable arrows.  The king of the Chedis, however, exceedingly provoked, quickly pierced Valhika in that encounter with nine arrows.  Like an infuriate elephant against an infuriate elephant, in that combat they roared against each other repeatedly, both exceedingly enraged.  And they encountered each other with great wrath and looked like the planets Angaraka and Sukra.[324] And Ghatotkacha of cruel deeds encountered the Rakshasa Alamvusha of cruel deeds like Sakra (encountering) Vala in battle.  And Ghatotkacha, O Bharata, pierced that infuriate and powerful Rakshasa with ninety keen-edged shafts.  And Alamvusha also in that combat pierced the mighty son of Bhimasena in many places with straight arrows (of his).  And mangled with arrows they shone in that encounter like the mighty Sakra and the powerful Vala in the combat (of old) between the celestials and the Asuras.  The powerful Sikhandin, O king, rushed against Drona’s son, Aswatthaman, however deeply piercing the angry Sikhandin stationed (before him) with a keen-edged shaft, caused him to tremble, Sikhandin also, O king, smote Drona’s son with a sharp-whetted shaft of excellent temper.  And they continued in that encounter to strike each other with various kinds of arrows.  And against the heroic Bhagadatta in battle, Virata, the commander of a large division, rushed impetuously, O king, and then commenced (their) combat.  Virata, exceedingly provoked, poured on Bhagadatta an arrowy shower like, O Bharata, the clouds showering rain on the mountain breast.  But Bhagadatta, that lord of the earth, speedily enveloped Virata in that encounter (with arrows) like the clouds enveloping the risen sun.  Kripa, the son of Saradwat, rushed against Vrihadkshatra, the ruler of the Kaikeyas.  And Kripa, O Bharata, enveloped him with a shower of arrows.  Vrihadkshatra also shrouded the infuriate son of Gautama with an arrowy downpour.  And those warriors, then, having slain each other’s steeds and cut off each other’s bows, were both deprived of their cars.  And exceedingly enraged, they then approached each other for fighting with their swords.  And the combat which then took place between them was terrible in aspect and unparalleled.  That chastiser of foes, king Drupada, then, in great wrath rushed against Jayadratha, the ruler of the Sindhus, cheerfully waiting (for battle).  The ruler of the Sindhus pierced Drupada in that combat with three shafts, and Drupada pierced him in return.  And the battle that took place between them was terrible and fierce, and productive of satisfaction in the hearts of all the spectators and resembling a conflict between the planets Sukra and Angaraka.  And Vikarna, son to thee, with fleet steeds, rushed against the mighty Sutasoma and the combat between them commenced.  Vikarna, however, although he pierced Sutasoma with