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Dhritarashtra said:
The great removal is particularly mine here, O charioteer. I believe he has now arrived, and Sanjaya is lamenting.
"What is gone is gone," I thought to myself. "Now, what should I do here, Sanjaya?"
O Sanjaya, tell me how this destruction, which is the cause of my downfall, has occurred. I am firmly resolved among the heroes.
Sanjaya said:
O great king, Karna and Bhima, valiant in the great battle, poured showers of arrows like rain clouds.
Arrows inscribed with Bhima's name, adorned with golden feathers and sharpened on stone, struck Karna, as if piercing his very life.
In the battle, Bhima was overwhelmed by hundreds and thousands of arrows released by Karna, which were like serpents with poison.
O great king, the arrows of those two warriors fell all around, causing your armies to be agitated like the ocean.
O subduer of enemies, your army was fiercely attacked by arrows released from the mighty bow, resembling terrible venomous serpents, right in the midst of the troops.
O king, the earth appeared to be strewn with fallen elephants, horses, and men, resembling trees scattered by the wind.
Your warriors, struck by arrows released from Bhima's bow in battle, fled in confusion, exclaiming, "What is this happening?"
Then the army of Sindhu, Sauvīra, and Kaurava was scattered and driven away by the powerful arrows of Karna and Pandava.
Afflicted by the onslaught of arrows and with their horses and men slain, they abandoned Karna and Bhima and fled in all directions.
It seems that the gods are indeed deceiving us for the benefit of Arjuna, as our forces are being weakened by the might of Karna and Bhima's arrows.
Thus, your warriors, speaking in fear, abandoned the shower of arrows and stood, eager to witness the battle.
Then, in the great battle, a river of terrifying form began to flow, especially increasing the fear of the fearful.
The area was covered with a flood of blood that had arisen from elephants, horses, and men, along with the bodies of dead beings, including men, elephants, and horses.
The scene was filled with fluttering banners, and elephants, horses, and chariots adorned with ornaments. Chariots lay scattered, with their wheels, axles, and yokes broken.
Bows adorned with gold, possessing immense wealth, equipped with golden feathered arrows and iron arrows in thousands.
The weapons released by Karna and the Pandavas were like serpents, consisting of masses of javelins, spears, swords, and axes.
O Bharata, the earth was adorned with maces, clubs, lances, and thunderbolts of various shapes, as well as spears, iron clubs, and hundred-slaying weapons, all made of gold, creating a magnificent sight.
O Bharata, adorned with golden armlets, bracelets, earrings, auspicious gems, thin garments, fine cloth, necklaces, and coins.
The scene was chaotic with garments, umbrellas, chowries, and fans scattered everywhere; elephants, horses, and men were broken by weapons, and chariots lay adorned with ornaments.
The earth, adorned with various states here and there, appeared like the sky filled with fallen and scattered planets.
The celestial singers and perfected beings were amazed upon witnessing the incredible and superhuman deeds of those two.
The movement of Vayu's ally in battle was as fierce as a forest fire. It was terrible and unstoppable, like the charioteer of Bhima's ally, leaving behind a scene of destruction with fallen chariots, horses, men, and elephants.
The great army, like a reed forest trampled by two elephants, was engaged in battle, O Bharata. The clash between Karna and Bhima was intense and supreme in the battle.
