the Earth in no time, filling all the Kaikayas with grief.  Beholding that brave warrior slain, his brother, the mighty car-warrior Vinda, stringing another bow began to resist the grandson of Sini from every side.  Piercing with sixty arrows equipped with wings of gold and whetted on stone, he uttered a loud shout and said, “Wait, Wait!” Then that mighty car-warrior of the Kaikayas speedily struck Satyaki with many thousands of shafts in his arms and chest.  All his limbs wounded with arrows, Satyaki, of prowess incapable of being baffled, looked resplendent in that battle, O king, like a flowering Kinsuka.  Pierced by the high-souled Kaikaya in that encounter, Satyaki, with the greatest ease, pierced the Kaikaya (in return) with five and twenty arrows.  Then those two foremost of car-warriors, having each cut off the other’s handsome bow in that encounter, and having each quickly slain the other’s driver and steeds approached each other on foot for a fight with swords.  Both endued with massive arms, they looked resplendent on that extensive arena, each having taken up a shield decked with a hundred moons, and each armed with an excellent sword, like Jambha and Sakra, both endued with great might, in the battle between the gods and the Asuras (of old).  Both of them, in that great battle, then began to career in circles.  And then they speedily encountered each other in battle, each approaching the other near.  And each of them made great efforts for the destruction of the other.  Then Satwata cut in twain the shield of Kaikeya.  The latter also, O king, cut in twain the shield of Satyaki.  Having cut off his antagonist’s shield covered with centuries of stars, Kaikeya began to career in circles, advancing and receding (at times).  Then the grandson of Sini, endued with great activity, cut off by a sidestroke the prince of the Kaikeyas thus careering in that great arena armed with excellent sword.  Cased in armour that great bowman, viz., the Kaikeya prince, O king, thus cut off in twain in that great battle, fell down like a hill riven with thunder.  Having slain him in battle that foremost of car-warriors that scorcher of foes, viz., the brave grandson of Sini quickly got upon the car of Yudhamanyu.  Afterwards riding upon another car duly equipped (with everything), Satyaki began to slay with his shafts the large force of the Kaikeyas.  The vast army of the Kaikeyas, thus slaughtered in battle, leaving that foe of theirs fled away on all sides.’”

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“Sanjaya said, ’Srutakarman then, O king, filled with wrath, struck that lord of Earth, viz., Citrasena, in that battle, with fifty shafts.  The ruler of the Abhisars (in return), striking Srutakarman, O king, with nine straight arrows, pierced his driver with five.  Srutakarman then, filled with rage, struck Citrasena at the head of his forces, with a keen arrow in a vital part.  Deeply pierced, O monarch, with that arrow by that high-souled prince the heroic Citrasena felt great pain and swooned away.