abode. That hero who had under his sway ten kingdoms,
having Sindhu for their chief, him who was ever obedient
to thee, Jayadratha of mighty energy, O king, Arjuna
hath slain after vanquishing eleven akshauhinis of
troops with his keen arrows. Endued with great
activity and incapable of being easily defeated in
battle, the son of Duryodhana, ever obedient to his
sire’s commands, hath been slain by the son
of Subhadra. The brave son of Duhshasana, possessed
of mighty arms and fierce in battle, hath been despatched
to Yama’s abode by Draupadi’s son exerting
himself with great prowess! The ruler of the
Kiratas and other dwellers of the lowlands on the seacoast,
the much respected and dear friend of the chief of
the celestials himself, the virtuous king Bhagadatta,
who was ever devoted to Kshatriya duties, hath been
despatched to Yama’s abode by Dhananjaya exerting
himself great with prowess. The kinsman of the
Kauravas, the son of Somadatta, the brave and celebrated
Bhurishrava, O king, hath been slain by Satyaki in
battle. The Amvashtha king Srutayus, that foremost
of Kshatriyas, who used to career in battle most fearlessly,
hath been slain by Arjuna. Thy son Duhshasana,
accomplished in arms and invincible in battle, and
who was always wrathful, hath, O monarch, been slain
by Bhimasena. Sudakshina, O king, who had many
thousands of wonderful elephants, hath been slain in
battle by Arjuna. The ruler of the Kosolas, having
slain many hundreds of foes, hath himself been despatched
to Yama’s abode by Subhadra’s son exerting
himself with prowess. Having fought with many
thousands of foes and with the mighty car-warrior
Bhimasena himself, thy son Citrasena hath been slain
by Bhimasena. The brave younger brother of the
ruler of the Madras, that enhancer of the fears of
foes, that handsome warrior armed with sword and shield,
hath been slain by Subhadra’s son. He who
was equal to Karna himself in battle, Karna’s
son Vrishasena, accomplished in arms, of mighty energy
and steady prowess, hath, in the very sight of Karna,
been despatched to Yama’s abode by Dhananjaya
who put forth his prowess remembering the slaughter
of his own son Abhimanyu and bearing in mind the vow
he had made. That lord of Earth, Srutayus, who
always displayed a deep-rooted antipathy towards the
Pandavas, hath been slain by Partha who reminded him
of that antipathy before taking his life. Shalya’s
son of great prowess, O sire, Rukmaratha, hath, O
king, been slain in battle by Sahadeva although the
former happened to be the latter’s brother, having
been the son of the latter’s maternal uncle.
The old king Bhagiratha, and Vrihatkshatra the ruler
of the Kaikeyas both endued with great prowess and
might and energy, have been slain. Bhagadatta’s
son, O king who was possessed of great wisdom and
great strength, hath been slain by Nakula who always
careers in battle with the activity of the hawk.
Thy grandsire Bahlika, possessed of great might and
prowess, hath, with all his followers, been slain