Dhritarastra said I consider Destiny to be supreme. Fie on the useless exertions of man, inasmuch the son of Adhiratha striving vigorously, was not able to conquer Pandus's son in battle.

Karna is capable of conquering the Parthas together with Govinds himself; no where in the worlds do I find a warrior who is a match for Karna.

I have always heard Duryodhana speak in this strain. Karna is mighty, heroic, a resolute bowman and indefatigable in battle. was

O Suta, This did my wretched son Duryodhana speak to me before. “Supported as I am by the heroic Vrisashena, even the celestials themselves will not be able to conquer me in battle.

What to speak of the sons of Pandu, whose energy is gone and whose strength has been robbed, o king." (This said by Duryodhana say me.) So beholding Karna crushed like a poisonless snake.

And fled from the field of battle, what did then Duryodhana say? Alas, foolishly did Duryodhana send the unsupported Durmukha to battle, ignorant though he was of the mode of fighting, like one throwing in insect upon a blazing fire Ashvatthaman, the Madra-king, Kripa and Karna, all united together.

Are not capable, O Sanjaya, of standing before Bhima. They all know the dreadful prowess, equal to that of ten thousand elephants of Bhima possessed of the energy of Maruta himself. They also know his cruel purposes. Why did then those then those warriors, cognizant of Bhima's mighty anger and energy, incite the anger of the hero of cruel deeds, that warrior resembling Yama at the end of a Yuga? I seems that are mighty-armed Karna, relying on the strength of his own arms.

Encountered Bhimasena in battle, totally disregarding him. He that has conquered Karna in battle, like Purandara conquering Asuras.

That son of Pandu is incapable of being conquered by any one else. He that has entered into my army having vanquished Drona singlehandedly.

What persons desirous of his life with will venture to stand before that Bhima when he will proceed in search of Dhananjaya? ) Sanjaya, what person venture to stand in front of Bhima.

For, what Danava will venture to stand before Mahendra with his thunder-bolt uplifted? It is possible for a man to come back from a visit of the regions of Death;

But it not possible for them to come back alive after an encounter with Bhima. Those who foolishly assail Bhimasena when he is inflamed with rage are-like insects rushing on the blazing flames of a fire. Such thinking what the irate Bhima of fearful hands had said to the assembly in the hearing of the Kurus about the slaughter of my sons and beholding the defeat of Karna.

Dushasana and his brothers ceased to meet Bhima in battle out of fear. That pervert son of mine, O Sanjaya, who repeatedly said in the assembly these words-Karna and Dushasana and I myself will vanquish the Pandavas in battle-surely beholding Karna vanquished and deprived of his car by Bhima.

Is now repenting his rejection of Krishna's offer for peace. Beholding his mail-clad brother's slain in battle by Bhimasena.

In consequence of his own fault surely my son is being greatly afflicted. What person willing to live still, with hostile intentions, advance against Pandu's son.

Bhima, inflamed with rage and armed with dreadful weapons and standing in battle like Death himself? It is possible for a man to escape from Varava fire.

But it is not possible for one to fly from the presence of the enraged Bhima. Indeed neither Arjuna, nor the Panchalas, nor Keshava, nor Satyaki.

When excited with rage in battle, pays the least regard to his life. Alas, O son of a charioteer, the very lives of my sons are in danger.

Sanjaya said O descendant of the Kuru dynasty, why are you now lamenting for the present carnage? Surely you are the root of this destruction of the worlds.

Accepting the counsels of your sons, it was you who provoked all those fierce hostilities. Though advised on the contrary, you did not pay any heed to those advices, like a dying man refusing to take proper medicines,

O best of men, Oking, having drunk the fiercest and most indigestible poison, you should now feel the consequences.

The warriors of your army are fighting to the best of their prowess, yet you speak depreciatingly of them. Hear now, as I go on describing how this battle raged.

Beholding Karna defeated by Bhimasena, the following five and mighty bowmen all brothers.

Namely, Durmarsena, Dussaha, Durmada, Durdhara and Jaya, all clad in beautiful armours, rushed against the son of Pandu with hostile intentions.

Surrounding the mighty-armed Vrikodara on all sides, they began to cover the quarters with their arrows resembling flights of locusts.

Then Bhimasena smilingly received those princes of godly presence as they advanced furiously against him.

Then beholding your sons before the enraged Bhimasena, Radha's son rushed against the mighty-armed Bhima.

Although opposed by your sons, yet Bhima then quickly rushed against Karna shooting sharp arrows, furnished with golden wings and whetted on stone.

Thereupon the Kurus surrounding Karna, on all sides, began to shower upon Bhimasena, numerous arrows of depressed knots.

Then that fierce bowman Bhima, with twenty-five arrows dispatched to the abode of Yama, those foremost of men, with their steeds and charioteers.

They then fell down dead from their cars, after their charioteers, like so many mighty trees decked with flowers, overthrown by a hurricane.

Then we beheld the wonderful prowess of Bhimasena, inasmuch as he succeeded in slaying your sons and withstanding Karna with his arrows simultaneously.

Opposed on all sides by sharp arrows shot by Bhimasena, that son of Suta, O mighty : monarch, began to eye Bhima.

Bhimasena also, with his eyes red in anger and stretching his bow, began to look to Karna.