mace and wooden fence, freighted with shataghnis and rows of bells and darts and lances and spears, and supplied with many bows.  And the Suta’s son appeared on the field, blowing his conch, O king; decorated with a net-work of gold, and shaking his formidable bow adorned with pure gold.  Beholding the mighty bowman Karna, that foremost of car-warriors, seated on his car, difficult of approach and resembling the risen Sun that destroys the gloom, none amongst the Kauravas, O tiger among men, recked, O sire, the loss of Bhishma or Drona or other men!  Speeding the warriors, O sire, with the blasts of his conch, Karna caused the vast army of the Kauravas to be drawn out.  Having arrayed the troops in the makara array, that mighty bowman, that scorcher of foes, viz., Karna, proceeded against the Pandavas from desire of victory.  In the tip of the beak of that makara, O king, was stationed Karna himself.  In the two eyes were the brave Shakuni and the mighty car-warrior Uluka.  In the head was Drona’s son and in the neck were all the uterine brothers.  In the middle was king Duryodhana supported by a large force.  In the left foot, O monarch, was stationed Kritavarma accompanied by the Narayana troops, and those invincible warriors, the gopalas.  In the right foot, O king, was Gotama’s son of prowess incapable of being baffled, surrounded by those mighty bowmen viz., the Trigartas and by the Southerners.  In the left hind-foot was stationed Shalya with a large force raised in the country of Madras.  In the right (hind-foot), O monarch, was Sushena of true vows, surrounded by a 1,000 cars and 300 elephants.  In the tail were the two royal brothers of mighty energy, viz., Citra and Citrasena surrounded by a large force.

“’When, O great king, that foremost of men, Karna, thus came out, king Yudhishthira the just, casting his eyes on Arjuna, said these words:  “Behold, O Partha, how the Dhartarashtra force, O hero, in this battle, protected by heroes and mighty car-warriors, hath been arrayed by Karna!  This vast Dhartarashtra force hath lost its bravest warriors.  They that remain, O mighty-armed one, are feeble, equal, as I think, to straw!  Only one great bowman, viz., the Suta’s son, shineth in it!  That foremost of car-warriors is incapable of being vanquished by the three worlds with their mobile and immobile creatures, including the gods, Asuras and Gandharvas, and the Kinnaras and great serpents!  If thou slayest him today, O mighty-armed one, the victory will be thine, O Phalguna!  The thorn also which for twelve years hath been planted in my heart will then be plucked out!  Knowing this, O thou of mighty arms, form thou the array that thou wishest!” Hearing those words of his brother, that Pandava of the white steeds disposed his army in counter array after the form of the half moon.  On the left side was stationed Bhimasena, and on the right was stationed the great bowman Dhrishtadyumna.  In the middle of the array were the king and Dhananjaya