He rushed towards the son of Kartavirya who was under the shadow of death. The slayer of the hostile heroes, the descendant of Bhrigu, displayed his prowess in battle. O king, with sharpened arrows which were shot from a beautiful bow, he cut down Arjuna's one thousand arms each of which was like a massive iron bolt (for barring the door).
स मृत्युवशमापन्नं कार्तवीर्यमुपाद्रवत्। तस्याथ युधि विक्रम्य भार्गवः परवीरहा॥ चिच्छेद निशितैर्भल्लैर्वाहून् परिघसंनिभान्। सहस्रसम्मितान् राजन् प्रगृह्य रुचिरंधनुः॥