Thus addressed, the king of Magadha first struck the son of Pandu, showering his arrows on him like the thousand-eyed Indra showering a heavy downpour of rain.
इत्युक्तः प्राहरत् पूर्वे पाण्डवं मगधेश्वरः। किरन् शरसहस्राणि वर्षाणीव सहस्रदृक्॥