hissing snakes.  And those arrows, with wings and points decked with gold, bathed in Vikarna’s blood, seemed to vomit blood on the earth.  Beholding Vikarna thus pierced, his other uterine brothers rushed, in that battle, against those car-warriors headed by Subhadra’s son.  And when these invincible warriors upon their (own) cars came upon those combatants (of the Pandava army) resplendent like so many suns and staying on their cars both began to pierce one another..  And Durmukha, having pierced Srutakarman with five shafts, cut off the latter’s standard with a single shaft and then pierced his charioteer with seven.  And advancing closer, he slew with half a dozen shafts his foe’s steeds, fleet as the wind and cased in golden armour, and then felled his charioteer.  Srutakarman, however, staying on that car of his, the steeds of which had been slain, hurled in great wrath a dart blazing like a fierce meteor.  That dart, blazing with effulgence, passing through the renowned Durmukha’s hard coat of mail, penetrated into the earth.  Meanwhile the mighty Sutasoma beholding Srutakarman deprived of his car, caused him to mount upon his own car in the very sight of all the troops.  The heroic Srutakirti rushed against thy son Jayatsena in that battle, desirous, O king, of slaying that renowned warrior.  Then thy son Jayatsena, O king, with a sharp arrow having a horse-shoe head, smiling the while, cut off the bow of the high-souled Srutakirti as the latter came along stretching it in his hands.  Then Satanika, beholding his uterine brother’s bow cut off, endued as he was with great valour, quickly came at that spot repeatedly roaring like a lion.  And Satanika, drawing his bow in that battle with great force, speedily pierced Jayatsena with ten shafts, and uttered a loud shout like an infuriate elephant.  And with another arrow of sharp point and capable of penetrating every armour, Satanika deeply pierced Jayatsena in the chest.  Just at that time, Dushkarna who was near his brother. (Jayatsena) infuriate with anger, cut off Satanika’s bow and arrow.  Then the mighty Satanika taking up another excellent bow capable of bearing a great strain, aimed many sharp shafts.  And addressing Dushkarna in the presence of his brother (Jayatsena), saying—­’Wait’, ’Wait’,—­he sped at him those sharp and blazing shafts resembling so many snakes.  And then he speedily cut off Dushkarna’s bow with one arrow, and slew his charioteer, O sire, with two, and then pierced Dushkarna himself with seven arrows.  And that spotless warrior then with a dozen sharp shafts slew all the steeds of Dushkarna that were fleet as the mind and of variegated hue.  And then with another broad-headed arrow, well-aimed and capable of coursing swiftly, Satanika, excited with great wrath deeply pierced Dushkarna in the chest.  And thereupon the latter fell down on the earth like a tree struck with lightning.  Beholding Dushkarna slain, five mighty car-warriors, O king, surrounded Satanika on all sides, from desire of slaying him.