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arrows, like autumn-time a wood with parrots. Duryodhana attacked Madreya with arrows and destroyed the bow, the root of the tree of battle. Duryodhana discharged an arrow, entirely unerring, subject to a charm, like Kināsa (Yama), for the destruction of Sahadeva. Dhananjaya (Arjuna) obstructed the arrow on the way with the arrow Garuḍa together with Suyodhana's hope of victory. Śakuni twanged his bow aloud and made Madreya disappear entirely by means of showers of arrows, like a cloud a mountain. Sahadeva destroyed Sakuni's chariot, horses, and charioteer and cut off his head like the fruit of a tree. Nakula quickly put Ulūka to flight with missiles, like the sun an owl with its rays, after easily depriving him of his chariot. He went to Durmarṣaṇa's chariot; and Durmarṣaṇa and the others-the six-were put to flight by Draupadi's sons and their soldiers. They resorted to Duryodhana and Duryodhana together with the kings, Kāsi, et cetera, attacked Dhananjaya.
Surrounded by Rama's sons, like Purandara by gods, Partha split the multitude of the enemy by various arrows. Pārtha, blinding all the enemy with arrows, slew Jayadratha, like Duryodhana's life that had become separated. Karṇa, Kālapṛṣṭha 222 being drawn to his ear, biting his lips, chief of heroes, ran forward, wishing to kill Kirițin. For a long time the two heroes, Karna and Arjuna, played with arrows like dice, watched by the gods from curiosity. His chariot destroyed several times, his other weapons lost, carrying only a sword, Karna, best of heroes, was finally killed by Kirițin. Bhima gave a lion's roar; Phalguna blew the conch; and all of Partha's soldiers roared, thinking themselves conquerors. Duryodhana, blind with anger, quickly attacked with an army of great elephants, haughty, wishing to kill Bhimasena. Maruti (Bhimasena), striking chariot against chariot, horse against horse, elephant against elephant, destroyed completely Duryodhana's army. The appetite of powerful Bhimasena
222 332. The name of Karna's bow.
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