also, O Partha, are cut down by thy elder brother.  As regards those other elephants, each of them is being slain with ten shafts by him.  The shouts of the Dhartarashtras are no longer heard, now that Bhima, O bull of Bharata’s race, who is equal to Purandara himself, is engaged in battle.  Full three akshauhinis of Duryodhana’s soldiers had been assembled together (in front of Bhima).  They have all been checked by that lion among men, Bhimasena, in wrath.’”

“Sanjaya continued, ’Behold that feat, difficult of accomplishment, achieved by Bhimasena.  Arjuna, with his keen shafts, destroyed the remnant of his foes.  The mighty samsaptakas, O lord, slaughtered in battle and routed (by Arjuna), fled away in all directions, overcome with fear.  Many amongst them (that fell) became the guests of Shakra and attained to great happiness.  As regards Partha, that tiger among men, he continued, with his straight shafts, to slaughter the Dhartarashtra host consisting of four kinds of forces.’”

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“Dhritarashtra said, ’When Bhima and Pandu’s son Yudhishthira were engaged in battle, when my troops were being slaughtered by the Pandus and the Srinjayas, when, indeed, my vast army being broken and routed repeatedly became cheerless, tell me, O Sanjaya, what the Kauravas did.’

“Sanjaya said, ’Beholding the mighty-armed Bhima, the Suta’s son of great valour, with eyes red in wrath, O king, rushed towards him.  Seeing thy army fly away from Bhimasena, the mighty Karna, O king, rallied it with great efforts.  The mighty-armed Karna, having rallied thy son’s host, proceeded against the Pandavas, those heroes difficult of defeat in battle.  The great car-warriors of the Pandavas also, shaking their bows and shooting their shafts, proceeded against the son of Radha.  Bhimasena, and the grandson of Sini, and Shikhandi and Janamejaya, and Dhrishtadyumna of great strength, and all the Prabhadrakas, and those tigers among men, the Pancalas, filled with rage and inspired with desire of victory, rushed in that battle from every side against thy army.  Similarly, the great car-warriors of thy army, O king, quickly proceeded against the Pandava host, desirous of slaughtering it.  Teeming with cars and elephants and horses, and abounding with foot-soldiers and standards, the two armies then, O tiger among men, assumed a wonderful aspect.  Shikhandi proceeded against Karna, and Dhrishtadyumna proceeded against thy son Duhshasana, accompanied by a large force.  Nakula proceeded against Vrishasena, while Yudhishthira against Citrasena.  Sahadeva, O king, in that battle, proceeded against Uluka.  Satyaki proceeded against Shakuni, and the sons of Draupadi against the other Kauravas.  The mighty car-warrior Ashvatthama proceeded, with great care, against Arjuna.  Sharadvata’s son Kripa proceeded against the mighty bowman Yudhamanyu, while Kritavarma of great strength proceeded against Uttamauja.  The mighty-armed Bhimasena, O sire, alone and unsupported,