07.115
Dhritarashtra spoke:
Day by day, my brilliant fame diminishes, O Sanjaya. I believe many of my warriors have been slain; it seems to be the inevitable turn of time.
Arjuna, in his fury, penetrated my forces, which were guarded by Drona and Karna and were considered impenetrable even by the gods.
He was invigorated with strength and valor by those two mighty ones, accompanied by Krishna, Bhima, and the bull of the Shinis.
"From that time onwards, sorrow has consumed my mind like a fire. I see the kings, along with the Sindhus, being overwhelmed."
The king of Sindhu, after committing a very unpleasant act, has come into the sight of the crowned one. How can he escape with his life?
From inference, I perceive that the Sindhu prince is absent, Sanjaya. However, please narrate to me how the battle unfolded, as I am inquiring.
He, who repeatedly agitated and crushed the great army, entered it angrily like an elephant entering a lotus pond.
Sanjaya, you are indeed skillful, so tell the battle of the Vrishni hero as it truly happened, for the sake of Dhananjaya.
Sanjaya said:
Thus, seeing Bhima, the hero among men, advancing while afflicted by Karna, Satyaki followed him by chariot among the heroes, O king.
Vajradhara, at the end of his penance, is like the sun at the end of the rainy season, burning fiercely. He destroys enemies with his firm bow, shaking the army of your son.
As he proceeded with horses shining like silver in the battlefield, the heroic warrior moved forward, and none of your chariots, O Bharata, could stop the foremost Madhava.
Alambusa, filled with anger and not retreating from battle, wearing golden armor and wielding a bow, attacked and stopped Satyaki, the foremost of the Madhavas, as the best of kings.
O Bharata, there was a battle between them; thus, no one remained. All the warriors, both yours and the others, saw those two who were glorious in battle.
Ralambusa, the eminent king, struck him forcefully with ten arrows; however, the distinguished warrior of the Shinis intercepted and cut down those incoming arrows with his own.
Once more, he shot three arrows that were like fire, reaching up to the ears, sharp and well-feathered, piercing through the body armor and entering Satyaki's body.
They pierced his body with the power of fire and wind, and struck the shining silver horses with blazing arrows, overpowering them with four arrows.
Thus, the energetic grandson of Śini, empowered by the discus-holder, struck down Alambusa's horses with four swift arrows, despite being struck himself.
Then, he severed the charioteer's head with an arrow that resembled the fire of time, and cut off the radiant face, adorned with earrings and shining like the full moon, from the body.
After slaying the son and grandson of the king in battle, the mighty warrior, the bull among the Madhus, turned towards Arjuna, having held back your armies, O king.
Upon seeing the best of the Vṛṣṇis arrive and move amidst the enemies, repeatedly striking the Kuru forces with arrows like the wind disperses clouds.
Then they brought well-tamed horses, shining like the brightness of cow's milk, jasmine, the moon, and snow, covered with a golden net, from wherever Nṛsiṃha desired.
Then, O Bharata, your sons, together with the swift warriors, launched an attack in the battlefield, placing Duḥśāsana, your son, as the chief warrior at the forefront, descendant of Ajamīḍha.
The heroes of the army surrounded and attacked Śaineya from all sides in the battle. However, the chief of the Sātvatas, a hero himself, restrained them with a shower of arrows.
Ajamīḍha, the grandson of Śini, swiftly warded off the enemies and, with arrows like fire, killed the horses of Duḥśāsana after drawing his bow.
