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In the Harivamsha Purana, "I will do something wonderful to these Kshatriyas. Let them endure my arrows, whose lineage is unknown in number." (65) Having said this, Rudhira was pleased by the insight into the minds of men. He summoned a great chariot, strong in its construction, with swift horses. (66) At that time, a Vidyaadhara named Dadhimukha, a hero, valiant, standing on a chariot, shining with divine weapons, appeared like a wish fulfilled. (67) He bowed and said to him, "Ascend my chariot quickly. I will be your charioteer in battle. Destroy the enemy's ranks as you wish." (68) Pleased by his words, Shouri ascended the chariot, adorned with a bow, armor, and a multitude of arrows. (69) The army of Rudhira, consisting of two thousand chariots, six thousand maddened elephants, fourteen thousand horses, and one hundred thousand foot soldiers, approached quickly, determined to destroy the enemy army. (70-71) With that powerful, four-armed army, whose end was not visible, Shouri went towards the sea of the enemy's army. (72) Then, a clash occurred between the two four-armed armies, with the roar of the sea, the sound of conch shells, and other terrifying sounds. (73) Elephants, horses, chariots, and foot soldiers, in accordance with their respective strengths, fought against elephants, horses, chariots, and foot soldiers in the battlefield. (74) With a dense network of arrows covering the sky, even the sun was not visible in the battle, let alone other things. (75) In that battlefield, where the blood flowing from the blows of swords, discs, and maces created darkness, even the movement of the sun's rays was stopped. The movement of even the most valiant men was hindered. (76) There, great elephants were falling like mountains, and men, horses, and chariots were collapsing, worn out. A great sound arose from all this. (77)