Their forms could not be distinguished, so horribly were they scorched by the energy of Ashvatthaman's weapon. Then the two heroic bowmen, Kesava and Arjuna, freed from that darkness.
अनभिज्ञेयरूपां च प्रदग्धामस्रतेजसा। ततो वीरौ महेष्वासौ विमुक्तौ केशवार्जुनौ॥