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Dhritarashtra spoke:
Thus, the mighty Bhimasena, roaring like the thunder of clouds, was surrounded by heroes.
I do not see anyone in the three worlds, O Sanjaya, who can stand before the furious Bhimasena in battle.
Raising his mace as if he were time itself in the great battle, I see no one, O father, who can stand against him in the battlefield.
Who can stand against someone who can destroy a chariot with another chariot and an elephant with another elephant, even if it were Indra himself in battle?
The enraged Bhimasena, intent on killing my sons, stood before those aligned with Duryodhana's cause.
Bhimasena, like a forest fire, is set to burn my son like a blade of grass in the battle. Who are the heroes standing in front?
Seeing my sons being tormented by Bhima in battle, all creatures surrounded Bhima as if time itself had encircled them.
Sanjaya, tell me which heroes turned back from the terrible blazing fire that sought to consume my sons.
Sanjaya said:
Thus, the strong Karna also attacked the roaring Bhimasena, the great chariot-warrior, with a tumultuous sound.
Karna, filled with excessive anger, stretched his bow with great strength, desiring to engage in battle and demonstrate his power.
The bodies of the charioteers and horsemen trembled as if in the encounter between Karna and Bhima, upon hearing the sound of their clapping palms.
Upon hearing Bhimasena's terrifying roar on the battlefield, the Kshatriya warriors imagined that the sky and the earth had become one.
Once more, with the dreadful sound made by the noble Pāṇḍava, all the warriors' bows fell to the ground in the battle.
All the vehicles, O great king, were frightened and discharged excrement and urine, becoming dispirited.
O king, during the tumultuous encounter between Bhima and Karna, many terrible omens appeared.
Then Karna shot twenty arrows at Bhima, wounding him. He also swiftly struck Bhima's charioteer with five sharp arrows.
Smiling, Bhimasena, the mighty and swift warrior, countered Karna in the battle with sixty-four arrows.
Karṇa, the great archer, shot four arrows, but Bhīma skillfully cut them off with his arrows before they could reach, demonstrating his dexterity, O king.
Karna repeatedly attacked him with numerous volleys of arrows, and the son of Pandu was being overwhelmed by Karna in many ways.
The great warrior severed Karna's bow at the grip and struck him with numerous arrows that had bent joints.
Then, the son of a charioteer took another bow, strung it, and pierced Bhima, the mighty warrior known for his terrible deeds, during the battle.
Bhima, in his intense anger, swiftly pierced the chest of the charioteer's son with three bent-jointed arrows.
Karna, struck by arrows in the chest, appeared like a towering three-peaked mountain, O bull among the Bharatas.
His blood flowed profusely from the wounds inflicted by the supreme arrows, just as red ochre streams ooze from a mountain rich in minerals.
Karṇa, slightly moved by the great blow, took his bow with arrows and pierced Bhīma, O lord. Then he hurled arrows again by the hundreds and thousands.
The son of Pandu, smiling, quickly cut off the bowstring as he was suddenly covered by Karna with a strong bow.
The great warrior, with a single arrow, sent his charioteer to the realm of Yama and rendered the four horses lifeless on the battlefield.
Karna, after his horses were killed, jumped from his chariot and ascended the chariot of Vrishasena, the great warrior, O lord of men.
After defeating Karṇa in battle, the powerful Bhīmasena let out a roar that resembled the thunderous sound of clouds.
Upon hearing that sound, Yudhishthira was filled with joy, believing that Karna had been defeated by Bhimasena, O Bharata.
All around, the Pandava army made the conch sound. Hearing the enemy army on the path, your men also resounded. Arjuna wielded the Gandiva bow, and Krishna blew the conch.
The terrifying roar of Bhima, after disappearing, was heard by all the armies, O great king and descendant of Bharata.
Then, Karna, the son of Radha, gently stretched his weapon, while Arjuna, the Pandava, did so firmly, both acting as subduers of enemies.
