A fierce encounter then took place between the Kurus and the Pandavas, the combatants being worked up with the desire of killing one another and deriving great pleasure from giving and receiving blows.
ततो युद्धमभूद् घोरं परस्परवधैषिणाम्॥ अन्योन्यवधसंयुक्तमन्योन्यप्रीतिवर्धनम्।