The body of the son of Adhiratha covered with various shafts, which appeared like a sun with its rays. While engaged in taking up an arrows, placing it on the bow-string, stretching the string and letting it off, no one could notice any interval between those acts of his.
मरीचिविकचस्येव राजन् भानुमतो वपुः॥ आसीदाधिरथे।रं वपुः शरशताचितम्। कराभ्यामाददानस्य संदधानस्य चाशुगान्॥ कर्षतो मुञ्चतो बाणान् नान्तरं ददृशे रणे।