Partha himself. Then Arjuna decked with diadem
and garlands with his Gandiva of wonderful mien and
twang loud as the roar of the thunder, shooting showers
of arrows, baffled that shower of mighty weapons (shot
by Bhishma). And that high-souled warrior having
the prince of apes on his banner, of feats incapable
of being borne, then poured in return upon Bhishma,
that best of all wielders of bows a shower of sharp-edged
arrows and polished shafts of broad heads. And
so thy troops also beheld that shower of mighty weapons
shot by him who had the prince of apes on his banner,
opposed and dispersed by Bhishma like the maker of
day dispelling (the gloom of night). And the
Kurus and the Srinjayas, and all the people there,
beheld that single combat between those two foremost
of men,
viz., Bhishma and Dhananjaya, proceeding
thus steadily and thus distinguished by the terrible
twang of the bows of both.”
Sanjaya said, “And Drona’s son, and Bhurisravas,
and Chitrasena, O sire, and the son of Samyamani also,
all fought with Subhadra’s son. And while
fighting alone with five tigers among men, people beheld
him possessed of exceeding energy, like a young lion
fighting with five elephants. And no one among
them equalled Krishna’s son in sureness of aim,
in bravery, in prowess, in lightness of hand or in
knowledge of weapons. And beholding his son,
that chastiser of foes thus struggling and displaying
his prowess in battle, Partha set up a leonine roar.
And seeing thy grandson, O king, thus afflicting thy
host, thy warriors, O monarch, surrounded him on all
sides. Then that smiter of foes, the son of Subhadra,
depending upon his prowess and might, advanced with
undepressed heart against the Dhartarashtra host.
And while battling with the foe in that conflict, his
mighty bow endued with the effulgence of the sun, was
seen by all to be incessantly stretched for striking.
And piercing the son of Drona with one shaft, and
Salya with five, he overthrew the standard of Samyamani’s
son with eight shafts. And with another sharp-edged
arrow he cut off the mighty dart of golden staff,
resembling a snake, that was hurled at him by Somadatta’s
son. And the heir of Arjuna, baffling in the very
sight of Salya, his hundreds of terrible shafts, slew
his four steeds. Thereupon Bhurisravas, and Salya,
and Drona’s son and Samyamani, and Sala struck
with the fear at the strength of arms displayed by
Krishna’s son could not stay before him.
Then, O great king, the Trigartas and the Madras,
with the Kekayas, numbering five and twenty thousand
urged by thy son, all of whom were foremost of men
accomplished in the science of arms and who were incapable
of defeat by foes in battle, surrounded Kiritin with
his son for slaying them both. Then, O king, that
vanquisher of foes, the commander of the Pandava army,
the prince of the Panchalas, beheld the cars of the
father and the son (thus) surrounded (by the foe).
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