Sanjaya said Hearing those words of the pious kirg, who was all anger, the great warrior Jishnu of indomitable energy said to the irrepressible and

O king, while fighting with the Samsaptakas today, Drona's son, the leader of the Kuru army, all of a sudden came upon me discharging arrows that were like deadly serpents.

Seeing my car rattling like a cloud, all the soldiers stood encircling it. Killing them all, who were full five hundred in number, I proceeded, O mightest of kings, against Drona's son.

Encountering me, O king, the hero rushed resolutely against me like a leader of elephants rushing upon a lion and intended to rescue the warriors who were being slain by me.

Later on in the battle, the invincible preceptor's son, the foremost of Kuru warriors, afflicted me and Janardana with arrows poignant like poison and fire.

While he fought with me, eight carts each drawn by eight bullocks conveyed his hundreds of arrows. Like a wind dissipating clouds I baffled the arrows he showered upon me.

Like a dark cloud discharging its watery contents in downpours he, drawing his bowstring to his very ears, showered upon me with skill and force thousands of other arrows.

So quickly did he move about in the battlefield that we could not discern from which side did he shoot his arrows, right or left, nor could we ascertain when he took up the arrows and when he discharged them.

In fact, always we saw the bow of Drona's son drawn to a circle. At last he struck me with five sharp arrows and Vasudeva with another five.

In a moment, however, I struck him with thirty thunder-bolt like arrows. Greatly wounded with the shafts discharged by me he ere long looked like a porcupine.

All his limbs were covered with blood. Beholding is soldiers, the best of warriors, bathed in blood and overpowered by me, the son of Suta soon entered into the detachment of car-warriors.

Beholding the soldiers terror-stricken and over-powered by me in battle and seeing the elephants and horses flying away, Karna at once marched against me with fifty car warriors. Killing them, however and avoiding Karna I have come here presently to see you.

Seeing Karna, the Panchalas are all filled with fright even like the kine on seeing a lion. Like men entering into the gaping jaws of Death the Prabhadrakas, O king, have confronted Karna.

Karna has already killed seventeen hundred of these car-warriors. The son of Suta did not lose heart till he came to our view.

You were first engaged with Ashvatthama and awfully wounded by him. Afterwards Karna saw you. I thought, O you of wonderful deeds, that coming away from the wanton Karna you were enjoying rest.

O son of Pandu, I saw Karna's wonderful weapon being carried in front of the army. Methinks there is none amongst the Srinjayas who will be able to withstand the mighty carwarrior Karna.

O king, let Srini's grandson, Satyaki and Dhristadyumna guard my two wings. Let the heroic princes Yudhamanyu and Uttamaujas protect my rear.

O illustrious and most mighty king, as Shakra encountered Vitra, I shall today fight with Suta's son, that heroic and invincible carwarrior, if he can be found in this battle.

Come and see us fight with each other in battle for victory. Like persons facing a powerful bull the Prabhadrakas are charging upon Karna.

Six thousands of kings are giving their lives for heaven. If however, O king, displaying all my strength I do not kill Karna with is allies in battle, I shall be doomed, O lion among kings to the curse which falls to the lot of one who promises a thing and does not redeem it.

I seek your blessing, O king, do say that victory will be mine' There the sons of Dhritarashtra are about to devour Bhima, I will slay Karna and his men and all our enemies.