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Sanjaya said:
After defeating the Yavanas and Kambojas, Yuyudhana proceeded to Arjuna, moving through the center of your army, as the foremost among charioteers.
The fierce warrior, with sharp teeth and a strange armor, like a tiger sniffing out its prey, instilled fear in your army.
He moved swiftly on the paths with his chariot, skillfully whirling his bow with great intensity. The chariot was not only fast but also beautifully adorned with golden moons and had a golden back.
The hero, adorned with a golden head protector and covered in golden armor, stood out with an excellent golden banner, shining like the peak of Mount Meru.
The heroic warrior, with his bow and circle, shone in the battle with radiant rays, like the sun rising in autumn.
The mighty warrior, with the strength and eyes of a bull, stood out among your people like a bull among cows.
Your warriors, resembling intoxicated elephants and moving like them, stood like a broken elephant amidst the herd, and attacked in battle like tigers desiring to kill.
The forces crossed Drona's army, the formidable Bhoja army, the ocean-like water junction, and the Kamboja army.
Hārdikya, having been released from the crocodile, successfully crossed the ocean of armies. In great anger, your chariots encircled Sātyaki.
Duryodhana, Citrasena, Duhshasana, Vivimshati, Shakuni, Duhsaha, and the young Durmarshana and Kratha were present.
Many other formidable and armed heroes followed Satyaki from behind, filled with anger.
Then, O dear, the sound of your army was as great as the ocean stirred by the wind on a full moon day.
Observing everyone rushing forward, the leader of the Shinis, with a smile, instructed the charioteer to proceed slowly.
The upheaved army of Dhritarashtra is advancing swiftly towards me, equipped with elephants, horses, chariots, and infantry.
"O charioteer, indeed causing all directions to resound with the sound of the chariot, shaking the earth, the sky, and even the oceans."
"Father, I will halt this ocean of strength in the great battle, just as the shore contains the agitated ocean on a full moon night."
"See, my charioteer is valiant like Indra in a great battle. I am destroying the armies of the enemies with sharp arrows."
Behold the thousands of foot-soldiers, horses, chariots, and elephants that have been slain in battle by my arrows, which are like fire, leaving them lifeless.
As Satyaki, endowed with immeasurable energy, spoke, the soldiers eager for battle quickly approached him, urging each other to conquer, attack, stand firm, and observe keenly.
Satyaki, with his sharp arrows, decisively struck down three hundred horses and four hundred elephants belonging to the heroes who were speaking in such a manner.
The fierce battle between his and their archers, akin to the legendary battles between gods and demons, began, leading to the destruction of many people.
O venerable, the army of your son, resembling a net of clouds, was countered by Kshina's grandson with arrows as deadly as poisonous snakes.
Covered by a barrage of arrows in battle, the mighty warrior, without any confusion, O great king, slew many of your soldiers.
I witnessed a great marvel there, O King. None of Satyaki's arrows were wasted, O Lord.
The army, resembling a great ocean, was in turmoil with chariots, elephants, and horses, and was crowded with waves of foot-soldiers. It stood upon reaching the shore of Śaineya.
The bewildered soldiers, elephants, and horses repeatedly turned around. That army, being struck by his arrows from all sides, wandered aimlessly here and there like cows suffering from the cold.
I did not see any foot-soldier, chariot, elephant, rider, or horse there that was not pierced by Yuyudhana's arrows.
O king, Arjuna did not cause as much destruction there as Satyaki did to the armies. O bull among the Bharatas, the grandson of Shini, Satyaki, fights surpassing even Arjuna.
Then King Duryodhana attacked Sātvata's charioteer with three sharp arrows and struck four horses with four more arrows.
Duhshasana pierced Satyaki with three arrows and then again with eight. He also pierced the chief of the Shinis with sixteen arrows.
Shakuni attacked Satyaki with twenty-five arrows, Citrasena with five, and Duhsaha with fifteen, all piercing his chest.
Smiling, the valiant warrior of the Vṛṣṇis was struck by arrows, and in return, O great king, he pierced all of them with three arrows each.
The son of Śini, with his swift and heroic movements, pierced the enemies deeply with his very sharp arrows, moving like a hawk in the battle.
After cutting off Saubala's bow and removing his quiver, he struck Duryodhana in the chest with three arrows.
The chief of the Shinis attacked Citrasena with a hundred arrows, Duhsaha with ten arrows, and Duhsasana with twenty arrows.
Then, your brother-in-law took another bow and pierced Satyaki with eight arrows, and then again with five, O lord of men.
Duhshasana, Duhsaha, and Durmukha attacked Satyaki with a barrage of arrows, each striking him with their respective numbers, as the battle raged on, O king.
Duryodhana attacked Madhava with seventy-three arrows and then targeted his charioteer with three sharp arrows, O descendant of Bharata.
Sātyaki, with great skill, struck all the assembled heroic great charioteers once more, each with five arrows.
Then the best among the charioteers struck down your son's charioteer swiftly with an arrow, causing him to fall lifeless to the ground.
O lord, when the charioteer fell, your son's chariot was swiftly carried away from the battlefield by the horses that were blowing like the wind.
Then, O king, your sons and soldiers, upon seeing the king's chariot, fled in hundreds.
Upon witnessing the scattered army there, Satyaki, O Bharata, unleashed a volley of sharp arrows with golden feathers and stone-sharpened tips.
Satyaki, having dispersed all your forces in every direction, proceeded towards Śvetāśva's chariot, O king.
Your men praised him as he took up arrows, protected the charioteer, and freed himself.
