steeds in the midst of all, and beholding Janardana mangled with arrows, rushed in that battle against Vrishasena who was then staying in front of the Suta’s son (Karna).  Like Namuci rushing against Indra, Karna’s son, that great car-warrior, also rushed, in that battle, against that fierce and foremost of men, Arjuna, that warrior possessing thousands of arrows, as the latter advanced towards him.  Unsupported by any one, the high-souled son of Karna, quickly piercing Partha with a shaft in that battle, uttered a loud shout, like Namuci in days of old after having pierced Indra.  Once more Vrishasena pierced Partha in the left arm-pit with many formidable shafts.  Piercing Krishna next with nine arrows, he struck Partha again with ten shafts.  The white-steeded Arjuna, having before been pierced by Vrishasena with those formidable arrows, became slightly enraged and set his heart on the slaughter of Karna’s son.  The high-souled and diadem-decked Arjuna then, his brow furrowed from wrath with three lines, quickly sped from the van of battle a number of shafts for the destruction of Vrishasena in that encounter.  With eyes red in wrath, that hero capable of slaying Yama himself if the latter fought with him, then laughed terribly and said unto Karna and all the other Kaurava heroes headed by Duryodhana and Drona’s son, these words, “Today, O Karna, in thy very sight in this battle, I will despatch the fierce Vrishasena unto Yama’s abode with my keen arrows!  People say that all of you, united together, slew my son, endued with great activity, in my absence, and while he was alone and unsupported on his car.  I, however, will slay thy son in the very sight of you all.  Let all the Kaurava car-warriors protect him.  I will slay the fierce Vrishasena.  After that, I will slay thee, O fool, even I, Arjuna, in the midst of battle!  Today I will, in battle, slay thee that art the root of this quarrel and that hast become so proud in consequence of Duryodhana’s patronage.  Putting forth my strength, I will certainly slay thee in this battle, and Bhimasena will slay this Duryodhana, this wretch among men, through whose evil policy this quarrel born of dice hath arisen.”  Having said these words, Arjuna rubbed the string of his bow and took aim at Vrishasena in that battle, and sped, O king, a number of shafts for the slaughter of Karna’s son.  The diadem-decked Arjuna then, fearlessly and with great force, pierced Vrishasena with ten shafts in all his vital limbs.  With four fierce razor-headed arrows he cut off Vrishasena’s bow and two arms and head.  Struck with Partha’s shafts, the son of Karna, deprived of arms and head, fell down on the earth from his car, like a gigantic shala adorned with flowers falling down from a mountain summit.  Beholding his son, thus struck with arrows, fall down from his vehicle, the Suta’s son Karna, endued with great activity and scorched with grief on account of the death of his son, quickly proceeded on his car, inspired with wrath, against the car of the diadem-decked Partha.