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Pancharatra and Core: Battle continues where Abhimanyu gains upper hand over Shalya and his army.
Dhritarashtra said:
Thus, all my warriors, with their straight-flying arrows, covered Arjuna, the great archer, with a banner, agitating him.
Sanjaya said:
Hear, O king, of the great exploits of the prince in battle, eager to defeat the chariot army, safeguarded by Bharadvaja.
Upon witnessing the Madra king being struck down by Saubhadra's swift arrows in the battle, Shalya's younger brother, filled with rage, advanced while showering arrows.
He pierced Arjuna and his charioteer with ten arrows and then shouted loudly, "Stop, stop," he commanded.
Arjuna's head, neck, hands, feet, bow, horses, umbrella, flag, charioteer, three bamboo poles, and chariot equipment were all part of his possessions.
In the wheel of the yokes, quivers were drawn with arrows; the banner, protectors of the wheel, and all implements were swiftly dispersed, and no one saw that.
He fell to the ground, weakened and with his ornaments and garments scattered, like a great tree broken by the wind with immeasurable splendor. His frightened followers scattered in all directions.
Upon witnessing Arjuna's actions, everyone praised him loudly from all directions, exclaiming, "Well done, well done," O Bharata.
The soldiers of Śalya's brother, though unharmed, kept calling out the names of the family residence to Arjuna's son.
The mighty warriors, angry and equipped with various weapons, advanced with chariots, horses, elephants, and foot soldiers.
The great sound of arrows, the noise of hooves and wheels, combined with roars, whistling, shouting, lion's roars, and thunderous sounds filled the air.
With the sounds of bowstrings, others roared at Arjuna's delight, declaring, "You will not escape us alive."
Observing them speak in such a manner, Saubhadra, with a smile, shot arrows at anyone who initiated an attack first.
Arjuna, the heroic warrior, displayed a variety of light weapons and fought with a gentle approach in the battle.
Kārṣhṇi demonstrated to Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, without making any distinction, all the weapons that were taken from Vāsudeva and Dhanañjaya.
He was seen throwing the heavy burden far, accomplishing it repeatedly, and fixing and releasing arrows without distinction.
The shining circle of his bow was visible in all directions, resembling the bright sun's circle dispelling darkness.
The sound of the bowstring was heard, accompanied by the terrible sound of the palm, resembling the roar of a cloud during the time of the great thunderbolt-wielder.
The modest and impatient son of Subhadra, who was pleasant-looking and honoring, desired to unite the heroes and their bows, and also fought.
O great king, having once been gentle, he turned fierce. Just as the sun emerges gloriously in autumn after the rains, so did the blessed one.
In his fury, he unleashed hundreds of diverse, large arrows with golden feathers and stone-sharpened tips, resembling the rays of the sun.
The greatly renowned warrior used a variety of weapons including razors, calf-teeth, sharp-edged arrows, iron arrows, half-iron arrows, broad-headed arrows, and crescent-shaped arrows.
The chariot army of Bharadvaja was covered as he watched. Then, that army became disoriented and was afflicted by arrows.
