Cutting off Partha’s showers of shafts proceeding from the mouth of that weapon of Indra (which Arjuna had shot), Karna, having thus baffled his antagonist’s weapon with his own, destroyed cars and elephants and foot-soldiers (of the Pandava army).  Unable to endure the feats of Arjuna in that fierce battle, the mighty car-warrior Karna did this, through the energy of the Bhargava weapon.  Filled with wrath and possessed of great activity, the Suta’s son, that foremost of men, laughing at the two Krishnas, pierced the foremost of Pancala warriors with well shot arrows in that battle.  Then the Pancalas and the Somakas, O king, thus afflicted by Karna with showers of shafts in that encounter, became filled with wrath and uniting together pierced the Suta’s son with keen arrows from every side.  Quickly cutting off those arrows with his own, the Suta’s son, vigorously agitating them in that battle, afflicted with many shafts the cars, the elephants, and the steeds of the Pancalas.  Their bodies pierced with those shafts of Karna, they fell down, deprived of life, on the earth, making loud sounds, like mighty elephants slain by an angry lion of terrible strength.  Having slain those foremost of warriors, those heroes endued with great strength, those leaders of the Pancala forces who had always challenged him (to battle), Karna, O king, as he shot his arrows, looked beautiful, like a mass of clouds pouring torrents of rain.  Then thy warriors, thinking that Karna had won the victory, clapped loudly and uttered leonine roars.  O chief of the Kurus, all of them then regarded the two Krishnas as brought by Karna under his power, seeing that valour, incapable of being borne by foes, of the mighty car-warrior Karna.  Beholding that weapon of Dhananjaya frustrated by Karna in the midst of battle, the angry son of the Wind-god, with eyes blazing with wrath, began to squeeze his hands.  Indeed, the wrathful Bhima, his anger being provoked, drew deep breaths and addressing Arjuna of true aim, said, “How, O Jishnu, could this wretch fallen off from virtue, this Suta’s son, putting forth his might in battle, slay so many foremost of Pancala warriors, in thy sight?  Before now thou couldst not be conquered by the very gods or the Kalakeyas.  Thou receivedst the touch of the arms of Sthanu himself.  How, then, O diadem-decked Arjuna, could the Suta’s son pierce thee first with ten long shafts such as are used by car-warriors?  That the Suta’s son should today have succeeded in baffling the arrows shot by thee seems to me to be very amazing.  Recollect the woes of Krishna, and those disagreeable, keen, and cutting words that this wicked-souled and fearless son of a Suta used towards us, viz., ‘Sesame seeds without kernel!’ Recollecting all this, O Savyasaci, quickly slay the wretched Karna in battle today.  Why, O diadem-decked Arjuna, dost thou show such indifference (towards this act)?  This is not the time for showing thy indifference to Karna’s slaughter.