Then rubbing his palm on the bow-string with a very loud twang he stretched out the Gandiva and suddenly made the Earth look dark by covering the sun with showers of arrows and also killed hosts of men, horses and elephants and destroyed many banners.
विस्फार्य गाण्डीवमथोग्रघोषं ज्यया समाहत्य तले भृशं च। बाणान्धकारं सहसैव कृत्वा जघान नागाश्वरथध्वजांश्च॥