hostile host with a thick shower of arrows, he rushed towards it furiously, afflicting it with renewed vigor. They who observed the illustrious Arjuna at that time could not mark any interval between his fixing the arrows on the bowstring and letting them off. Loud were the shouts that rose thereupon mingled with cheers of approval. Then the king of Panchala, accompanied by (the generalissimo of his forces). Satya-jit, rushed with speed at Arjuna like the Asura Saimvara rushing at the chief of the celestials (in days of yore). Then Arjuna covered the king of Panchala with a thick shower of arrows. Then there arose a frightful uproar among the Panchala host like unto the roar of a mighty lion springing the leader of a herd of elephants. And beholding Arjuna rushing at the king of Panchala for seizing him, Satyajit of great prowess rushed at him. And the two warriors, like unto Indra and the Asura Virochana's son (Vali), approaching each other for combat, began to grind each other's ranks. Then Arjuna with great force pierced Satyajit with ten keen shafts at which feat the spectators were all amazed. But Satyajit without losing any time assailed Arjuna with a hundred shafts. Then that mighty charioteer, Arjuna, endued with remarkable lightness of motion, thus covered by that shower of arrows; rubbed his bow-string to increase. the velocity of his shafts. Then cutting in twain his antagonist's bow, Arjuna rushed at the king of Panchala. But Satyajit quickly taking up a tougher bow pierced with his arrows Partha, his chariot; charioteer, and horses. Arjuna, thus assailed in battle by the Panchala warrior, forgave not his foe. Eager to slay him at once, he pierced with a number of arrows his antagonist's horses, flags, bow, clenched (left) fist, charioteer, and the attendant at his back. Then Satyajit, finding his bows repeatedly cut in twain and his horses slain as often, desisted from the fight.
"The king of Panchala, beholding his general thus discomfited in the encounter, himself began to shower his arrows upon the Pandava prince. Then Arjuna, that foremost of warriors crowned with success, began to fight furiously. And
