next slew, without a moment’s delay, the four steeds also of his foe.  That foremost of all bowmen, Bhima, then covered with a hundred arrows that hero (Shalya), who, endued with great impetuosity, was careering alone in that battle.  Sahadeva, the son of Madri, also did the same.  Beholding Shalya stupefied with those arrows, Bhima cut off his armour with other shafts.  His armour having been cut off by Bhimasena, the high-souled ruler of the Madras, taking up a sword and a shield decked with a 1,000 stars, jumped down from his car and rushed towards the son of Kunti.  Cutting off the shaft of Nakula’s car, Shalya of terrible strength rushed towards Yudhishthira.  Beholding Shalya rushing impetuously towards the king, even like the Destroyer himself rushing in rage, Dhristadyumna and Shikhandi and the (five) sons of Draupadi and the grandson of Sini suddenly advanced towards him.  Then the illustrious Bhima cut off with ten arrows the unrivalled shield of the advancing hero.  With another broad-headed arrow he cut off the sword also of that warrior at the hilt.  Filled with joy at this, he roared aloud in the midst of the troops.  Beholding that feat of Bhima, all the foremost car-warriors among the Pandavas became filled with joy.  Laughing aloud, they uttered fierce roars and blew their conchs white as the moon.  At that terrible noise the army protected by thy heroes became cheerless, covered with sweat, bathed in blood, exceedingly melancholy and almost lifeless.  The ruler of the Madras assailed by those foremost of Pandava warriors headed by Bhimasena, proceeded (regardless of them) towards Yudhishthira, like a lion proceeding for seizing a deer.  King Yudhishthira the just, steedless and driverless, looked like a blazing fire in consequence of the wrath with which he was then excited.  Beholding the ruler of the Madras before him, he rushed towards that foe with great impetuosity.  Recollecting the words of Govinda, he quickly set his heart on the destruction of Shalya.  Indeed, king Yudhishthira the just, staying on his steedless and driverless car, desired to take up a dart.  Beholding that feat of Shalya and reflecting upon the fact that the hero who had been allotted to him as his share still remained unslain, the son of Pandu firmly set his heart upon accomplishing that which Indra’s younger brother had counselled him to achieve.  King Yudhishthira the just, took up a dart whose handle was adorned with gold and gems and whose effulgence was as bright as that of gold.  Rolling his eyes that were wide open, he cast his glances on the ruler of the Madras, his heart filled with rage.  Thus looked at, O god among men, by that king of cleansed soul and sins all washed away, the ruler of the Madras was not reduced to ashes.  This appeared to us to be exceedingly wonderful, O monarch.  The illustrious chief of the Kurus then hurled with great force at the king of the Madras that blazing dart of beautiful and fierce handle and effulgent with gems and corals.