“’Vrishasena, staying by the side of his father, having pierced Nakula with five arrows made wholly of iron, pierced him once again with three other arrows.  The heroic Nakula then, as if smiling, deeply pierced Vrishasena in the chest with a cloth-yard shaft of great keenness.  Thus pierced by his mighty foe, that scorcher of foes, viz., Vrishasena, pierced his assailant with twenty arrows and was himself pierced by him with five.  Then those two bulls among men shrouded each other with thousands of arrows, at which the divisions that supported them broke.  Beholding the troops of Dhritarashtra’s son flying away, the Suta’s son, following them, O king, began to forcibly stop them.  After Karna had gone away, Nakula proceeded against the Kauravas.  Karna’s son also, avoiding Nakula, proceeded quickly, O sire, to where his father, the son of Radha, was for protecting his car-wheel.

“’The angry Uluka was held in check by Sahadeva.  Having slain his four steeds, the valiant Sahadeva then despatched his foe’s driver to the abode of Yama.  Uluka then, that delighter of his father, jumping down from his car, O king, quickly proceeded and entered the division of the Trigartas.  Satyaki, having pierced Shakuni with twenty keen arrows, easily cut off the standard of Subala’s son with a broad-headed arrow.  The valiant son of Subala, filled with rage, O king, in that encounter, pierced Satyaki’s armour and then cut off his golden standard.  Then Satyaki pierced him in return with many keen arrows, and struck his driver, O monarch, with three arrows.  With great speed then, he despatched with other shafts the steeds of Shakuni to Yama’s abode.  Speedily alighting then, O bull among men, from his car, Shakuni, that mighty car-warrior, quickly ascended the car of Uluka.  The latter then bore away with great speed his father from Sini’s grandson, that warrior skilled in battle.  Then Satyaki, O king, rushed in that battle against thy army with great impetuosity, at which that army broke.  Shrouded with the arrows of Sini’s grandson, thy army, O monarch, fled away on all sides with great speed, and fell down deprived of life.

“’Thy son resisted Bhimasena in that battle, in a trice Bhima made that ruler of men steedless and driverless and carless and standardless, at which the (Pandava) troops became highly glad.  Then thy son, O king, went away from Bhimasena’s presence.  The whole Kuru army, at this, rushed against Bhimasena.  Tremendous became the din made by those combatants inspired with the desire of slaying Bhimasena.  Yudhamanyu, piercing Kripa, quickly cut off his bow.  Then Kripa, that foremost of all wielders of weapons, taking up another bow, felled Yudhamanyu’s standard and driver and umbrella on the Earth.  At this, the mighty car-warrior Yudhamanyu retreated on his car, driving it himself.  Uttamauja covered the terrible son of Hridika, endued with terrible prowess, with a thick shower of arrows like a cloud pouring torrents of rain on a mountain.