The battle they fought was fearful and terrible. It gave satisfaction to the hearts of all spectators it was like the conflict between the planets Shukra and Angaraka your son Vikarna with fleet steeds attacked the greatly powerful Sutasoma and they began to fight. Though Vikarna wounded Sutasoma with many arrows, yet he failed to make him waver.
तयोस्तदभवद् युद्धं घोररूपं सुदारुणम्। ईक्षणप्रीतिजननं शुक्राङ्गारकयोरिव॥ विकर्णस्तु सुतस्तुभ्यं सुतसोमं महाबलम्। अभ्ययाज्जवनैरश्वैस्ततो युद्धमवर्तत॥ ततो राजन् राजन् सैन्धवं वै सैन्धवं वै जयद्रथम्। विकर्णः सुतसोमं तु विद्ध्वा नाकम्पयच्छरैः।