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Pancharatra and Core: The son of Subhadra charged into the army, cutting down horses, chariots, and elephants. He moved through all directions and quarters, vanquishing his foes.
Sanjaya said:
He, with a roar and bow in hand, repeatedly drew the bowstring and swiftly descended between the chariots of the two great warriors.
He swiftly pierced the formidable Abhimanyu with ten arrows, targeting his umbrella, banner, and horse, all while appearing to smile.
Your people were elated to see the superhuman deeds of their ancestors being performed, especially when they saw Kārṣhṇi, a descendant of Krishna, afflicted by arrows.
Abhimanyu, with a smile, stretched his bow and with a single arrow, knocked off the head of his opponent, causing him to fall from the chariot to the ground.
O king, upon seeing his slain brother, Karṇa was deeply distressed, like a karṇikāra flower shaken from the tree by the wind.
Saubhadra, having diverted Karna with his arrows, swiftly charged towards the other great archers.
Then, the greatly renowned Abhimanyu, like an enraged fish, broke through the spread formation of elephants, horses, chariots, and infantry.
Karna, under the attack of numerous arrows from Abhimanyu, withdrew swiftly with his horses and then broke into the army formation.
O king, just as the sky is obscured by swarms of locusts and torrents of rain, so was Abhimanyu completely hidden by arrows, making him invisible.
O king, none of your warriors, except Saindhava, could stand firm as they were being killed by sharp arrows.
The son of Subhadra, after blowing his conch, swiftly moved towards the Bharata army, O best of the Bharatas.
Arjuna's son, like a fire unleashed, swiftly burned through the enemies, maneuvering amidst the Bharata armies.
He pierced through chariots, elephants, horses, and men with his sharp arrows, and upon entering, he turned the ground into a field filled with countless headless trunks.
Cut down by the power of Saubhadra's bow and excellent arrows, they fled in panic, killing even their own comrades who were facing them, in a desperate bid to save their lives.
They, fierce and skilled in terrible deeds, broad and sharp, swiftly went to the earth, destroying chariots, elephants, and horses.
In the battle, arms equipped with weapons, finger-guards, swords, and armors are seen severed, adorned with golden ornaments.
Thousands of arrows, bows, swords, bodies, and heads, adorned with earrings and garlands, lay scattered on the ground.
The battlefield was strewn with broken parts, bases, axles, poles, shattered wheels, and chariots in many ways, along with spears, bows, weapons, and fallen great banners.
O lord of men, the earth became impassable and terrifying in an instant, filled with the bodies of slain warriors, horses, and elephants.
The command was given to kill the princes, who cried out to one another. A terrifying sound arose, heightening the fear among the fearful. That sound echoed throughout all directions, O best of the Bharatas.
The son of Subhadra charged into the army, cutting down horses, chariots, and elephants. He moved through all directions and quarters, vanquishing his foes.
At that time, O Bharata, we could not see anything as the army was covered with dust, taking away the lives of elephants, horses, and men.
In a moment, we saw Abhimanyu again, O great king, shining like the sun at midday on the host of enemies.
Abhimanyu, who was like Indra in battle and the grandson of Indra, shone brightly in the midst of the army, O great king.
