and forty thousand principle car-warriors that followed that Sarangadhwaja, the king of the Pandyas.  Steeds of diverse hues and diverse kinds of forces, bore the heroic Ghatotkacha.  Mighty steeds of gigantic size, of the Aratta breed, bore the mighty-armed Vrihanta of red eyes mounted on his golden car, that prince, viz., who, rejecting the opinions of all the Bharatas, hath singly, from his reverence for Yudhishthira. gone over to him, abandoning all his cherished desire.[46] Superior steeds of the hue of gold, followed that foremost of kings viz., the virtuous Yudhishthira at his back.  Large number of Prabhadrakas, of celestial shapes, advanced to battle, with steeds of diverse excellent colours.  All of them owning standards of gold and prepared to struggle vigorously, proceeded with Bhimasena, and wore the aspect, O monarch, of the denizens of heaven with Indra at their head.  That assembled host of Prabhadrakas was much liked by Dhristadyumna.’

“Bharadwaja’s son, however, O monarch, surpassed all the warriors in splendour.  His standard, with a black deer-skin waving on its top and the beautiful water-pot, O monarch, that it bore, looked exceedingly beautiful.  And Bhimasena’s standard, bearing the device of a gigantic lion in silver with its eyes made of lapis lazuli, looked exceedingly resplendent.  The standard of Yudhishthira of great energy, bearing the device of a golden moon with planets around it, looked very beautiful.  Two large and beautiful kettle-drums, called Nanda and Upananda, were tied to it.  Played upon by machinery, these produced excellent music that enhanced the delight of all who heard it.  For terrifying the foe, we beheld that tall and fierce standard of Nakula, placed on his car bearing the device of a Sarabha with its back made of gold.  A beautiful silver swan with bells and banner terrible to look at and enhancing the grief of the foe, was seen on Sahadeva’s standard.  The standards of the five sons of Draupadi bore on them the excellent images of Dharma, Marut, Sakra, and the twin Aswins.  On the car, O king, of the youthful Abhimanyu was an excellent standard that bore a golden peacock, which was bright as heated gold.  On Ghatotkacha’s standard, O king, a vulture shone brightly, and his steeds also were capable of going everywhere at will, like those of Ravana in days of yore.  In Yudhishthira’s hands was the celestial bow called Mahendra; and in the hands of Bhimasena, O king, was the celestial bow called Vayavya.  For the protection of the three worlds Brahman created a bow.  That celestial and indestructible bow was held by Phalguni.  The Vaishnava bow was held by Nakula, and the bow called Aswina was held by Sahadeva.  That celestial and terrible bow called the Paulastya, was held by Ghatotkacha.  The five jewels of bows born by the five sons of Draupadi were the Raudra, the Agneya, the Kauverya, the Yamya, and the Girisa.  That excellent and best of bows, called the Raudra, which Rohini’s son (Valadeva)