Then that highly powerful and wonderfullyintelligent hero of infinite prowess and great energy, fighting with them for a moment only and checking them, and then avoiding the king (Duryodhana) and Jayadratha and others, proceeded towards the son of Ganga, holding in his hands his bow and his arrows. Then the illustrious Yudhishthira of fierce prowess, excited with wrath speedily rushed to the battle.