of sharp arrows that grinder of foes also cut off (Vrihadvala’s) standard, and with one (more) cut off one of the protectors of his car-wheels and with the other his charioteer.[323] And those chastisers of foes continued to weaken each other with sharp arrows.  And Bhimasena struggled in battle with thy son Duryodhana, that mighty car-warrior, proud and inflated, who had injured (the sons of Pandu).  Both of those foremost (princes) among the Kurus, are tigers among men and mighty car-warriors.  And they covered each other, on the field of battle, with their arrowy showers.  And beholding those high-souled and accomplished warriors conversant with all modes of warfare, all creatures were filled with amazement of Bharata.  And Dussasana, rushing against that mighty car-warrior Nakula, pierced him with many sharp arrows capable of penetrating into the very vitals.  The son of Madri, then, laughing the while, cut off, with sharp arrows (of his), adversary’s standard and bow, and then he struck him with five and twenty small-headed arrows.  Thy son, however, then, who can with difficulty be vanquished, slew in that fierce encounter the steeds of Nakula and cut off his standard.  And Durmukha rushing against the mighty Sahadeva battling in that terrific encounter, pierced him with a shower of arrows.  The heroic Sahadeva then, in that fearful battle, overthrew Durmukha’s charioteer with an arrow of great sharpness.  Both of them, irrepressible in fight, approaching each other in combat, and each attacking the other and desirous of warding off the other’s attack, began to strike terror into each other with terrible shafts.  And king Yudhishthira himself encountered the ruler of the Madras.  The chief of the Madras then in his very sight cut off in twain Yudhishthira’s bow.  Thereupon the son of Kunti, throwing aside that broken bow, took up another that was stronger and capable of imparting a greater velocity.  The king then, with straight arrows, covered the ruler of the Madras, and in great wrath said, ‘wait, wait’.  And Dhrishtadyumna, O Bharata rushed against Drona.  And Drona, then, in great wrath, cut off in that encounter the hard bow of the high-souled prince of Panchala that was capable of always taking the lives of foes.  And at the same time he shot in that conflict a terrible arrow that was like a second rod of Death.  And the arrow shot penetrated the body of the prince.  Taking up then another bow and fourteen arrows, the son of Drupada pierced Drona in that encounter.  And enraged with each other, they battled on fiercely.  And the impetuous Sankha encountered Somadatta’s son who was equally impetuous in battle and addressed him, O king, saying ‘wait, wait’.  And that hero then pierced his (adversary’s) right arm in that combat.  And thereupon the son of Somadatta struck Sankha on the shoulders.  And the battle that ensued between those two proud heroes, O king, soon became as terrible as a combat between the gods and the Danavas.  And that mighty car-warrior Dhrishtaketu of immeasurable