accompanied by his brothers. And king Jagna-sena was well-armed. But the Kuru army assailed him with a shower of arrows uttering their war-cry. But Jagna-sena, difficult of being subdued in battle, upon his white chariot approaching the Kurus began to rain his fierce arrows arround.
"Before the battle commenced, Arjuna, beholding the pride of prowess displayed by. the princes, addressed his preceptor—that best of Brahmanas—Drona and said, 'We shall exert ourselves after these have displayed their prowess. The king of Panchala can never be taken on the field of battle by any of these!' Having said this, the sinless son of Kunti, surrounded by his brothers waited outside the town at a distance of a mile from it. Meanwhile Drupada, beholding the Kuru host, rushed forward and pouring a fierce shower of arrows around, terribly afflicted the Kuru ranks. And such was his lightness of motion on the field of battle that though fighting unsupported on a single chariot, the Kurus from panic supposed that there were many Drupadas opposed to them. And the fierce arrows of that monarch fell fast on all sides, till conches and trumpets and drums by thousands began to be sounded by the Panchalas from their houses (giving the alarm). Then there arose from the mighty Panchala host a roar terrible as that of the lion, while the twang of their bowstrings seemed to rend the very heavens. Then Duryodhana and Vikarna, Suvahu and Dirgha-lochana and Dush-shasana, becoming furious, began to shower their arrows upon the enemy. But the mighty bowman—Prishata's son—invincible in battle, though very much pierced with the arrows of the enemy, instantly began, O Bharata, to afflict the hostile ranks with greater vigor. And moving over the field of battle like a fiery wheel, king Drupada with his arrows smote Duryodhana and Vikarna and even the mighty Karna, and many other heroic princes and numberless warriors, and slaked their thirst of battle. Then all the citizens showered upon the Kurus various missiles like clouds showering rain-drops upon the earth. And young and old they all rushed to battle assailing the Kurus with vigor. The Kauravas then, O Bharata, beholding the battle become frightful, broke and fled wailing towards the Pandavas.
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