“On the forenoon of that day, O king, great was the carnage that ensued, resembling what occurred in the battle between the gods and the Asuras (of old).  Listen to it, O monarch, with undivided attention.  The two princes of Avanti, those great bowmen endued with exceeding might, those excellent warriors fierce in battle, beholding Iravat, advanced against him.  The battle that took place between them was fierce, making the hair stand on end.  Then Iravat, excited with rage, quickly pierced those two brothers of celestial forms with many sharp and straight shafts.  Those two, however, conversant with all modes of warfare, pierced him in return in that battle.  Struggling their best to slaughter the foe, and desirous of counteracting each other’s feats, no distinction, O king, could be observed between them as they fought.  Iravat then, O monarch, with four shafts, despatched the four steeds of Anuvinda to the abode of Yama.  And with a couple of sharp, broad-headed shafts, O sire, he cut off the bow and standard also of Anuvinda.  And this feat, O king, seemed highly wonderful.  Then Anuvinda, leaving his own car, mounted on the car of Vinda.  Taking up an excellent and strong bow capable of bearing a great strain, Anuvinda, as also his brother Vinda, those foremost of car-warriors hailing from Avanti, both stationed on the same car, quickly shot many shafts at the high-souled Iravat.  Shot by them, those shafts of great impetuosity decked with gold, while coursing through the air, covered the welkin.[414] Then Iravat, excited with rage, showered on those mighty car-warriors, those two brothers (of Avanti) his arrowy down-pours, and felled their charioteer.  When the charioteer, deprived of life, fell down on the ground, the horses, no longer restrained, ran away with car.  Having vanquished those two warriors, that daughter’s son of the king of the Nagas, displaying his prowess, then began to consume with great activity thy ranks.  Then that mighty Dhartarashtra host, while thus slaughtered in battle, began to reel in many directions like a person who hath drunk poison.

“That prince of Rakshasa, the mighty son of Hidimva, on his car of solar effulgence furnished with a standard, rushed against Bhagadatta.  The ruler of the Pragjyotishas was stationed on his prince of elephants like the wielder of the thunder-bolt in days of old in the battle occasioned by the ravishment of Taraka.  The gods, the Gandharvas, and the Rishis had all come there.  They could not, however, notice any distinction between Hidimva’s son and Bhagadatta.  As the chief of the celestials, excited with wrath, had inspired the Danavas with fear, so did Bhagadatta, O king, frightened the Pandava warriors.  And the warriors of the Pandava army, frightened by him on all sides, failed, O Bharata, to find among their ranks any protector.  We beheld however, O Bharata, the son of Bhimasena there, on his car.  The other mighty car-warriors fled away with cheerless hearts.  When, however, O Bharata,