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Sanjaya said:
Then Karṇa, the great archer, heroically struck the Pāṇḍavas' army in battle with his arrows that had bent joints.
In the same way, O king, the Pandavas, filled with anger, defeated the army of your son right in front of Karna, the great warrior.
Karna, the mighty-armed warrior, defeated the Pandava army with his arrows that shone like the rays of the sun, expertly crafted by the smith.
In that place, O Bhārata, the elephants struck by Karna's arrows roared, bellowed, became distressed, and wandered in all ten directions.
In the great battle, as the army was being slaughtered by the son of a charioteer, Nakula swiftly charged towards him, O respected one.
Bhimasena, seeing Drona's son engaged in a challenging task, intervened. Meanwhile, Satyaki held back the Kekaya brothers, Vind and Anuvind.
Citrasena, the king who has heard of deeds, came along with Prativindhya and Citra, each carrying a bow with a bright banner.
Duryodhana, however, approached King Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, while the enraged Dhananjaya charged at the Samsaptaka group.
Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Kṛpa then engaged in the battle of great heroes; Śikhaṇḍī confronted Kṛtavarmā and Acyuta (Krishna).
Śrutakīrti and Śalya, the son of Mādrī, along with your son Duḥśāsana, O great king, Sahadeva, the valiant, were present.
In the battle, the Kekaya brothers launched a brilliant shower of arrows at Satyaki. In response, Satyaki covered the Kekaya brothers, O Bharata.
The two brothers struck down the hero with great force in the heart, like two elephants attacking another elephant in a grand battle.
In the battle, those two brothers, armored and pierced by arrows, attacked Satyaki, known for his truthful deeds, with their arrows, O king.
Satyaki and the great king, both smiling, unleashed a shower of arrows in all directions, effectively halting the enemy, O descendant of Bharata.
Despite being obstructed by the showers of arrows from Śaineya, those two quickly covered Śaineya's chariot with their own arrows.
Krishna, in the great battle, cut the wonderful bows of those two and then covered them with sharp and unbearable arrows.
Then others, having taken polished bows and great arrows, filled Satyaki and moved swiftly and skillfully.
The great arrows, adorned with peacock feathers and golden ornaments, released by them, flew through the sky, illuminating all directions.
In the great battle, O king, the arrows created a darkness as the great warriors cut each other's bows.
Then, the great king of the Sātvatas, filled with battle fury, took up another bow, strung it, and in the battle, with a very sharp razor-sharp arrow, severed Anuvinda's head.
The head, heavily pressed by the earring, fell to the ground, resembling the head of Shambara who was slain in the great battle.
Upon seeing his slain heroic brother, the great charioteer took up another bow and blocked Śaineya.
He pierced Satyaki with his spear, which had golden feathers and was sharpened on stone, and then he roared loudly, commanding, "Stay, stay."
The great chariot warrior of the Kekayas, in his anger, attacked Satyaki once more, piercing his arms and chest with arrows that resembled flames of fire.
He, the Sātvata warrior, though wounded all over by arrows, stood resplendent in the battlefield, O king, resembling a Butea tree in full bloom.
Satyaki, though wounded in battle by the noble Kekaya, retaliated by piercing Kekaya with twenty-five arrows, seemingly with a smile.
Adorned with a hundred moon-like shields, those two strong-armed warriors shone brilliantly in the great arena, wielding excellent swords.
Just as in the battle between the gods and demons, Jambha and Indra were both mighty warriors.
In the great battle, those two warriors moved around in circles and swiftly struck each other with swords during the combat.
Satyaki then sliced Kekaya's armor in two, and likewise, the prince cut through Satyaki's armor.
Kaikeyi, after cutting the skin, wandered in circles surrounded by hundreds of stars, going and returning.
Satyaki swiftly cut off the one who was moving in the great arena, wielding a sharp sword, with his quick hand.
Savarma, the Kekaya king, was cleaved in two during the great battle. The mighty archer fell as if a mountain struck by a thunderbolt.
After slaying him in battle, the brave Śaineya, the finest of charioteers, Yudhāmanyu swiftly mounted the chariot, O vanquisher of enemies.
Then Satyaki, having mounted another well-prepared chariot, once again scattered the vast Kekaya army with his arrows.
The great army of Kekaya, being attacked in battle, abandoned their chariot and enemy, and fled in all directions.
