in battle, rushed at him.  Then, O bull of Bharata’s race, beholding Srutayush at the head of Kalinga troops, Bhimasena rushed at him.  And seeing him advancing the ruler of the Kalingas, of immeasurable soul, pierced Bhimasena between his breasts with nine arrows.  Struck with those shafts shot by the ruler of the Kalingas, like an elephant pierced with the hook, Bhimasena blazed up with wrath like fire fed with fuel.  Then Asoka, that best of charioteers, bringing a car decked with gold, caused Bhima to mount on it.  And thereupon that slayer of foes, the son of Kunti, speedily mounted on that car.  And then he rushed at the ruler of the Kalingas, saying,—­’Wait, Wait’.  And then the mighty Srutayush excited with wrath, shot at Bhima many sharp arrows, displaying his lightness of hand, and that mighty warrior, Bhima, forcibly struck with those nine sharp arrows shot by Kalinga from his excellent bow, yielded to great wrath, O king, like a snake struck with a rod.  Then that foremost of mighty men, Bhima, the son of Pritha, excited with rage and drawing his bow with great strength, slew the ruler of the Kalingas with seven shafts made wholly of iron.  And with two shafts he slew the two mighty protectors of the car-wheels of Kalinga.  And he also despatched Satyadeva and Satya to the abode of Yama.  Of immeasurable soul, Bhima also, with many sharp arrows and long shafts, caused Ketumat to repair unto Yama’s abode.  Then the Kshatriyas of the Kalinga country, excited with rage and supported by many thousands of combatants, encountered the wrathful Bhimasena in battle.  And armed with darts and maces and scimitars and lances and swords and battle-axes, the Kalingas, O king, hundreds upon hundreds surrounded Bhimasena.  Baffling that risen shower of arrows, that mighty warrior then took up his mace and jumped down (from his car) with great speed.[364] And Bhima then despatched seven hundred heroes to Yama’s abode.  And that grinder of foes despatched, in addition, two thousand Kalingas to the region of death.  And that feat seemed highly wonderful.  And it was thus that the heroic Bhima of terrible prowess repeatedly felled in battle large bands of the Kalingas.  And elephants deprived by Pandu’s son, in that battle, of their riders, and afflicted with arrows wandered on the field, treading down their own ranks and uttering loud roars like masses of clouds driven by the wind.  Then the mighty-armed Bhima, scimitar in hand, and filled with delight, blew his conch of terrible loudness.  And with that blare he caused the hearts of all the Kalinga troops to quake with fear.  And, O chastiser of foes, all the Kalingas seemed at the same time to be deprived of their senses.  And all the combatants and all the animals shook with terror.  And in consequence of Bhimasena wandering in that battle through many paths or rushing on all sides like a prince of elephants, or frequently jumping up, a trance seemed to be engendered there that deprived his foes of their senses.  And the whole (Kalinga) army