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Core and Pancharatra: Bhima single-handedly withstood the onslaught of Salya, Kritavarma, Bhagadatta, and Kripa; Duryodhana dispatched Susharman to engage with Arjuna.
Sanjaya said:
Bhagadatta, Kṛpa, Śalya, Kṛtavarmā, and Sātvata; Vindānuvinda of Avanti, Saindhava, and Jayadratha were present.
Citrasena, Vikarna, and the young Durmarshana, along with these ten warriors of yours, engaged in battle with Bhimasena.
O king, equipped with a mighty army gathered from various regions, seeking great fame in the battle led by Bhishma.
Shalya struck Bhimasena with nine arrows, while Kritavarma and Kripa attacked with three and nine arrows respectively.
Citrasena, Vikarna, and Bhagadatta, O sir, each struck Bhimasena with ten arrows.
Saindhava struck the collarbone region with three arrows. Vindānuvinda, the Avanti princes, were struck with five arrows. Durmarṣaṇa attacked Pāṇḍava with twenty sharp arrows.
O great king, Bhimasena, the mighty one, pierced all those shining heroes, the great chariot-warriors, the sons of Dhritarashtra, with many arrows, each separately.
Shalya was struck with fifty arrows, and Kritavarma with eight. Kripa's bow was cut in the middle with an arrow, O Bharata. Then, with his bow broken, he was pierced again with five arrows.
Vindānuvinda and Anuvinda were struck with three arrows each. Durmarṣaṇa was struck with twenty arrows, and Citrasena with five.
Bhima, with great boldness, pierced Vikarna with ten arrows and Jayadratha with five, then roared triumphantly and struck Saindhava again with three arrows.
Then Gautama, the best among charioteers, took another bow and excitedly pierced Bhima with ten sharp arrows.
Pierced by numerous arrows like a great elephant by goads, the mighty and glorious Bhimasena, in his anger, struck Gautama with many arrows in the battle.
The warrior, whose brilliance matched that of the end-time destroyer, dispatched Saindhava, his horses, and his charioteer to the realm of death with three arrows.
The great warrior, after his horses were killed, quickly jumped down from the chariot and hurled sharp arrows at Bhimasena during the battle.
Bhima skillfully cut the bow of the great-souled Saindhava in the middle with two arrows, O best of the Bharatas.
He, having his bow broken, chariot destroyed, horses and charioteer slain, quickly ascended Chitrasena's chariot, O king.
In that battle, the Pāṇḍava performed an extraordinary feat; he pierced and repelled the great charioteers with his arrows, rendering Saindhava chariotless as the entire world watched.
Śalya could not bear the might of Bhīmasena. He prepared sharp arrows that were polished by the smith.
Bhima was struck by seventy arrows and commanded, "Stay, stay."
Kṛpa, Kṛtavarmā, Bhagadatta, Vindānuvinda, the Avanti princes, and Citrasena were all present in the battle, O great one.
Durmarshana, Vikarna, and Sindhuraja, the mighty warriors, swiftly attacked Bhima for the sake of Shalya, O subduer of foes.
He attacked them with five arrows each and struck Śalya with seventy arrows, followed by another ten.
Śalya struck him with nine arrows and then again with five. He also deeply wounded his charioteer with an arrow in the vital parts.
Upon seeing Bhimasena pierced and without sorrow, the mighty warrior shot three arrows into the arms and chest of the king of Madra.
Thus, he attacked the other great archers with three straight arrows in the battle and roared like a lion.
The great archers, fully prepared, struck the proud Pāṇḍava in battle with sharp arrows, hitting him severely in his vital parts.
Bhimasena, the great archer, remained unshaken despite being deeply pierced, just as a mountain stands firm against the torrents of rain from clouds.
The greatly renowned warrior, with nine arrows, intensely pierced Shalya and firmly struck Pragjyotisha with a hundred arrows in battle, O king.
Then, like an expert, he skillfully cut off the bow of the great Sātvata with a razor-sharp arrow.
Then Kritavarma picked up another bow and struck Vrikodara right between the eyebrows with an iron arrow, O scorcher of foes.
In the battle, Bhima pierced Shalya with nine iron arrows, Bhagadatta with three, and Kritavarma with eight.
With two arrows each, he struck the chariots of Gautama and others. However, O king, they retaliated by striking him with sharp arrows in the battle.
Despite being tormented from all sides by the great warriors, he considered them insignificant like straw and moved about without any distress.
The best among the charioteers eagerly sent sharp arrows towards Bhima in hundreds and thousands.
Bhagadatta, the great chariot-warrior, hurled his very swift and valuable spear with a golden shaft in the battle.
The Sindhu king held a spear, the mighty-armed king wielded a lance, Kṛpa used a hundred-slayer weapon, and Śalya shot an arrow in the battle, O king.
Then the other great archers, with great force, aimed and dispatched five arrows each at Bhimasena.
The son of the wind split the spear in two with a sharp arrow and severed the lance with three arrows, just as one would cut a sesame stalk.
The mighty warrior pierced the Śataghnī missile with nine heron-feathered arrows and cut off the arrow sent by the king of Madra.
In the battle, he swiftly severed the spear hurled by Bhagadatta. Likewise, with arrows that had bent joints, he intercepted the other dreadful arrows.
Bhimasena, known for his boasting in battle, sliced each opponent into three parts and struck all the great archers three times each.
Then Dhananjaya went to the battlefield by chariot, where he saw Bhima, the great chariot-warrior, slaying enemies and warriors with arrows in the ongoing great battle.
The great souls, upon seeing the Pandavas assembled there, did not proclaim victory for your side, O best of men.
Then Arjuna, eager for Bhishma's demise, engaged in battle, strategically positioning Shikhandi at the forefront.
Arjuna approached the battlefield where your ten warriors, O Bharata, were standing to fight Bhima. Then, to please Bhima, Arjuna pierced them, O king.
Then King Duryodhana urged Susharma to kill both Arjuna and Bhimasena.
Suśarman, quickly proceed with your troops and conquer the Pandava brothers, Dhananjaya and Vrikodara.
Upon hearing his command, the lord of Prasthala, Trigarta, charged into the battle towards the archers Bhima and Arjuna.
Arjuna's battle with others began, surrounded on all sides by numerous thousands of chariots.
