Those two heroes began to assail one another like two heifers among a herd of kine. Then for the sake of protecting Bhishma, the mighty Durmukha confronted the Rakshasa Ghatotkacha, who had been advancing to the fight slaying your troops. Then, O king, the son of Hidimba excited with wrath, struck that afflicter of foes viz., Durmukha on the breast with an arrow of straight knots. Then the heroes Durmukha, having cheerfully pierced Bhimasena's son with sixty keep-pointed arrows, uttered his war-cry, standing at the van of the army. Then that mighty car-warrior, the son of Hridika checked that foremost of carwarriors Dhrishtadyumna as he was advancing desirous of slaying Bhishma. Then the son of Prishata having pierced Hridika's son with five iron dares,