Then Satyaki, though struggling resolutely, and Pandu’s son king Yudhishthira the just, as also all the other warriors, could not display their prowess.  Beholding the great lightness of hands displayed by the son of Drona, the mighty car-warriors (of the Pandava army) were filled with wonder.  All the kings became incapable of even looking at Ashvatthama, O monarch, who then resembled the scorching Sun himself in the sky.  While the Pandava troops were thus being slaughtered, those mighty car-warriors, viz., the sons of Draupadi, and Satyaki, and king Yudhishthira the just, and the Pancala warriors, all uniting together, cast off their fears of death and rushed against the son of Drona.  Then Satyaki, piercing the son of Drona with seventy arrows, once more pierced him with seven long shafts decked with gold.  And Yudhishthira pierced him with three and seventy arrows, and Prativindya with seven, and Srutakarman pierced him with three arrows and Srutakirti with five.  And Sutasoma pierced him with nine arrows, and Satanika with seven.  And many other heroes pierced him with many arrows from every side.  Filled then with rage and breathing, O king, like a snake of virulent poison, Drona’s son pierced Satyaki in return with five and twenty arrows whetted on stone.  And he pierced Srutakirti with nine arrows and Sutasoma with five, and with eight arrows he pierced Srutakarman, and Prativindya with three.  And he pierced Satanika with nine arrows, and Dharma’s son (Yudhishthira) with five.  And each of the other warriors he pierced with a couple of shafts.  With some keen arrows he then cut off the bow of Srutakirti.  The latter then, that great car-warrior, taking up another bow, pierced Drona’s son, first with three arrows and then with many others equipped with sharp points.  Then, O monarch, the son of Drona covered the Pandava troops, O sire, with thick showers of arrows, O bull of Bharata’s race.  Of immeasurable soul, the son of Drona, next smiling the while, cut off the bow of king Yudhishthira the just, and then pierced him with three arrows.  The son of Dharma then, O king, taking up another formidable bow, pierced Drona’s son with seventy arrows in the arms and the chest.  Then Satyaki, filled with rage in that battle, cut off the bow of Drona’s son, that great smiter, with a sharp crescent-shaped arrow and uttered a loud roar.  His bow cut off, that foremost of mighty men viz., the son of Drona, quickly felled Satyaki’s driver from his car with a dart.  The valiant son of Drona then, taking up another bow, covered the grandson of Sini, O Bharata, with a shower of arrows.  His driver having been slain, Satyaki’s steeds were seen to run hither and thither, O Bharata, in that battle.  Then the Pandava warriors headed by Yudhishthira, shooting sharp shafts, all rushed with impetuosity towards Drona’s son, that foremost of all wielders of weapons.  That scorcher of foes, however, viz., the son of Drona, beholding those warriors wrathfully advancing against him received