Thereupon the formidable battle began, which caused the hair of the body stand erect, between the Kurus and the Pandavas, each party being desirous of vanquishing the other.
ततः प्रववृते युद्धं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम्। कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च परस्परजयैषिणाम्॥