Duryodhana said : O son of Radha, you do not know what had happened; therefore I am not angry at your word. You think that the hostile Gandharvas had been defeated by my own prowess.

O mighty-armed hero, for a long time my brothers standing by me fought with the Gandharvas. But the slaughter on both the sides was very great.

When those heroes (the Gandharvas) fought with the illusion, then our battle with those rangers of skies became an unequal one.

We then met with defeat and we were then all made prisoners along with our attendants, counsellors, children, wives, troops and cars.

We were overwhelmed with sorrow and we were being taken by them ihrough high skies. Our Thereupon some of soldiers and counsellers and great car-warriors.

Went in grief to the Pandavas who never refuse help to those that ask for it; they thus spoke to them, “Here is king Duryodhana, the son of Dhritarashtra with his brothers.

And also with his counsellors and wives. He is being carried away a prisoner by the Gandharvas who are in the sky. Be blessed. Rescue the king with his wives.

Do not allow great insult to be offered to all the Kuru ladies." Having been thus addressed, the eldest Pandava, who is ever virtuous.

Conciliating all the Pandavas ordered them to rescue us. Thereupon those foremost of men, the Pandavas, overtaking them (the Gandharvas), asked them in sweet words to release us, although they were able to rescue us by force. But when they refused to release us in sweet words.

Then the greatly powerful Bhima, Arjuna and the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva) hurled on the Gandharvas a great shower of arrows.

Thereupon those rangers of skies, abandoning the fight fled through the sky and dragged our poor-selves after them in great joy.

Then we saw a net-work of arrows all around us spread out by Dharmaraja who was shooting extraordinary weapons on the enemy.

Seeing all directions covered with a net work of sharp arrows shot by the Pandavas, that friend of Dhananjaya (the Gandharva king) appeared before him,

Then Chitrasena and the Pandava (Arjuna) embraced each other and enquired after each other's health. The other Pandavas were also embraced by him in return. They also enquired about one another's welfare. The heroic Gandharvas then casting aside their armours and weapons mixed freely with the Pandavas. Then Chitrasena and Dharmaraja worshipped each other with great respect and regard.