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Pancharatra and Core: In the intense battle that follows, Satyaki defeats King Duryodhana. Kritavarma, who returns, is severely wounded making way towards Arjuna.
Sanjaya said:
They all, being prepared attackers and hastening, showered arrows and engaged Yuyudhana in battle, O great king.
Droṇa attacked him fiercely with seventy-seven sharp arrows, while Durmarṣaṇa and Duḥsaha also joined in with twelve and ten arrows respectively.
Vikarna, with thirty sharp arrows, pierced the left side, right between the breasts.
Durmukha shot ten arrows, Duḥśāsana shot eight, and Citrasena and Śaineya shot two arrows each, piercing the enemy, O lord.
Duryodhana, with a great shower of arrows, oppressed Madhava in battle, O king, along with other heroic great charioteers.
Your sons, the great warriors, attacked from all sides, but the son of Śini counterattacked them individually with straight-flying arrows.
Bharadvaja was struck with three arrows, Duhsaha with nine, Vikarna with twenty-five, and Citrasena with seven.
Durmarshana was struck with twelve arrows, Satyavrata with nine, and Vijaya with ten arrows, along with twenty-two others with four arrows each.
Then, the great chariot-warrior Satyaki, wielding the bow named Rukmangada, swiftly approached your son, who was also a great chariot-warrior.
The king, renowned as the best among all weapon wielders in the world, was deeply struck by arrows, leading to a fierce battle between the two.
The two great charioteers, by releasing sharp arrows and fixing more, made each other invisible in the battle.
Satyaki, having been pierced by the Kuru king, appeared magnificent as blood flowed from him abundantly, resembling the sap of sandalwood.
Your son, pierced by Sātvata and showers of arrows, stood out like a sacrificial post adorned with a golden crest.
In the battle, O king, Madhava swiftly cut the bow of the Kuru king, the archer, with a razor-sharp arrow, as if he was smiling. Then, he covered the bowless warrior with numerous arrows.
The king, pierced by the quick-acting enemy's arrows, could not tolerate the enemy's sign of victory in the battle.
Then, taking another formidable gold-backed bow, he swiftly shot a hundred arrows at Satyaki.
He, having been deeply pierced by your strong son who is an archer, fell under the influence of anger and tormented your son.
Upon seeing the king in distress, your sons, who are great warriors, completely covered Sātvata with a barrage of arrows.
He was surrounded by many of your sons, the great charioteers, and he pierced each of them first with five arrows and then again with seven.
Duryodhana, with a swift and smiling demeanor, quickly pierced his fearsome enemy with eight arrows and cut off his bow.
The renowned warrior shot down the jeweled serpent banner with his arrows. After slaying the four horses with four sharp arrows, he brought down the charioteer with a razor-edged arrow.
During this interval, the Kuru king, a great chariot-warrior, was joyfully showered with numerous arrows that pierced vital parts.
Duryodhana, your son, was being attacked in the battle by Śaineya's excellent arrows and suddenly fled. Then he leaped into the chariot of Citraseṇa, the archer.
The world was in chaos as it witnessed the king being overwhelmed by Satyaki in battle, akin to the moon being swallowed by Rahu in the sky.
Upon hearing the great sound, Kritavarma, the mighty chariot-warrior, swiftly went to the place where Lord Madhava was present.
Shaking his best bow and urging the horses, he chastised the fierce charioteer, saying, "Go, go quickly."
Yuyudhana, observing the approaching figure with a mouth wide open like death itself, addressed the charioteer, saying these words, O great king.
Kritavarma is swiftly approaching by chariot, O hero. Go and meet him with your chariot, as he is the best among all archers.
Then, with a swift and well-equipped horse, he approached Bhoja in the battle, who was the equal of the best archers.
Then, in extreme anger, the two warriors, blazing like fire, approached each other like mighty tigers, ready for battle.
Kritavarma attacked Shainya with twenty-six sharp arrows and also targeted his charioteer with seven arrows.
He skillfully shot four noble horses of the Sindhus with four supreme arrows, which were well-tamed by the Sātvata.
Rukmadhvaja, adorned with golden bracelets and armor, stretched his great golden-backed bow and showered arrows with golden feathers.
Then, eager to see Dhanañjaya, the grandson of Śini quickly sent eighty arrows towards Kṛtavarman.
The invincible one, though a tormentor of enemies, trembled like a mountain when deeply pierced by the strong enemy during the earthquake.
Satyaki swiftly shot sixty-three arrows at Kritavarma, hitting four of his horses and his charioteer with seven sharp arrows.
Satyaki, having fixed the golden-feathered arrow, released it with great blaze, resembling a very angry serpent.
The arrow, resembling the staff of Yama, penetrated Kritavarma's golden-adorned, brilliant armor and fiercely struck the earth, covered in blood.
In the battle, as blood appeared, wounded by the arrows of Sātvata, he released his moving bow and fell onto the excellent chariot.
He, the lion-toothed warrior of immeasurable valor, was wounded by Satyaki's arrows and fell on his knees on the chariot seat, like a bull among men.
Satyaki, having restrained Kritavarma, departed like the unshakable ocean of the thousand-armed one.
The battlefield was littered with swords, spears, and bows, and was crowded with elephants, horses, and chariots. Fierce blood flowed in hundreds, spilled by the warrior bulls.
As all the armies watched, the best of the Śinis made his way through the center of the army, breaking through it as if he were the slayer of Vṛtra attacking a demonic force.
Hārdikya, after reassuring and taking another great bow, stood firmly there, strongly restraining the Pāṇḍavas in the battle.
