were on foot. Taking up his massive mace adorned
with gold, he began to slaughter them all, like the
Destroyer armed with his bludgeon. The Kaurava
warriors on foot, filled with rage and becoming reckless
of their lives, rushed against Bhima in that battle
like insects upon a blazing fire. Those infuriated
combatants, difficult of being defeated in battle,
approaching Bhimasena, perished in a trice like living
creatures upon seeing the Destroyer. The mighty
Bhima, armed with a mace, careered like a hawk and
destroyed all those 25,000 combatants. Having
slain that division of heroic warriors, Bhima, of
prowess incapable of being baffled and of great might,
once more stood, with Dhrishtadyumna before him.
Possessed of great energy, Dhananjaya proceeded against
the (remnant of the) car-force (of the Kauravas).
The two sons of Madri, and Satyaki, filled with joy,
rushed with speed against Shakuni and slaughtered the
troops of Subala’s son. Having slain with
keen shafts his cavalry and elephants in that encounter,
they rushed impetuously against Shakuni himself, upon
which a great battle took place. Meanwhile Dhananjaya,
O lord, proceeding against thy car-force, twanged
his bow Gandiva celebrated over the three worlds.
Beholding that car having white steeds yoked unto
it and owning Krishna for its driver, and seeing that
Arjuna was the warrior standing on it, thy troops
fled away in fear. 25,000 soldiers on foot, deprived
of cars and mangled with shafts, had perished (at
the hands of Bhima and Dhrishtadyumna). Having
slain them, that tiger among men, that great car-warrior
among the Pancalas, viz., the high-souled Dhrishtadyumna
the son of the Pancala king, soon showed himself,
with Bhimasena before him. That slayer of foes
and mighty bowman appeared exceedingly handsome.
Beholding Dhrishtadyumna’s car which had steeds
white as pigeons yoked unto it and whose lofty standard
was made of the trunk of a Kovidara, the Kauravas
fled away in great fear. The twins (Nakula and
Sahadeva) of great fame, and Satyaki, having pursued
with great speed the king of the Gandharvas who was
possessed of lightness of hands in the use of weapons,
re-appeared (amid the Pandava ranks). Chekitana
and Shikhandi and the (five) sons of Draupadi, O sire,
having slaughtered thy vast army, blew their conchs.
All those heroes, although they saw thy troops flying
away with faces turned from the field, still pursued
them, like bulls pursuing angry bulls after vanquishing
them. Pandu’s son Savyasaci of great might,
O king, beholding a remnant of thy army still standing
for battle, became filled with wrath. Possessed
of great energy, Dhananjaya, rushed against that car-force,
drawing his bow Gandiva celebrated over the three worlds.
Suddenly he shrouded them with showers of arrows.
The dust that was raised darkened the scene and nothing
could any longer be distinguished. When the earth
was thus shrouded with dust and when darkness covered
everything, thy troops, O king, fled on all sides from