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with him. Other kings on Jarasandha's side fought with Bhima, Arjuna, et cetera and with the Yadus in pairs, one from each side. Bhagadatta, King of Pragjyotisa, like the lord of the Jyotiskas,223 mounted on an elephant, attacked Mahānemi. He said: "I am not your brother's brother-in-law, Rukmin,224 nor Aśmaka; but I am Kṛtānta to enemies like hell-inhabitants. Therefore, flee, sir!" Saying this, he urged forward his elephant with a goad; and the charioteer whirled Mahānemi's chariot in a circle. Mahānemi struck the elephant's feet with arrows and the elephant, his feet crippled, fell with Bhogadatta. "You are not Rukmin," laughed the hero Mahānemi, who was compassionate by nature, and, touching him with the end of the bow, released him.
Now Bhüriśravas and Satyaki fought, both longing for the Sri of victory for Jarasandha and Vasudeva, respectively. Fighting with divine iron missiles, like elephants of the gods with their tusks, they became terrifying to the three worlds. After a long time, their weapons destroyed like clouds whose water is exhausted, both fought with their own arms, striking fist against fist. They shook the earth with their hard falls and jumps up and both split open the skies, as it were, with the noise of slaps on the arms. Satyaki bound Bhūriśravas with a rope, twisted his neck, pressed his back with a knee, and killed him.
Now Anādhṛṣți cut down Hiranyanābha's bow, and he hurled a club, destroyer of enemies, at Anādhṛṣṭi. As it fell, Anādhṛṣṭi broke it with arrows, and it lighted up the sky with masses of flying sparks. Wishing to kill Anädhṛṣṭi, Hiranyanäbha got down from his chariot quickly and ran forward on foot, carrying sword and shield. Kṛṣṇa's elder brother got down quickly with sword and shield and harassed him for a long time, moving with various steps. Anādhṛṣṭi, lighthanded, using trickery, cut Hiranya's body with a sword like
223 357. The sun.
224 358. Rukmin was the brother-in-law of Vasudeva, the cousin of Mahānemi. I do not know the point of Aśmaka.'
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