He thus rescued the Madra King who was at the point of death. Then a fearful and hairstring battle was fought between your troops and those of the enemy in which cars and elephants all got mixed up in confusion. The old grandfather of the Kurus poured showers of arrows on Subhadra's son, on Bhimsena and on that great car-warrior Satyaki and also upon the king of the Kaikeyas, on Virata, on the descendant of Prishata, Dhrishtadyumna, and also upon Chedi troops.
मृत्योरास्यमनुप्राप्तं मद्ररोजममोचयत्। ततो युद्ध समभवत् तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम्॥ तावकानां परेषां च व्यतिषक्तरथद्विपम्। सौभद्रे भीमसेने च सात्यकौ च महारथे।॥ कैकेये च विराटे च धृष्टद्युम्ने च पार्षते। एतेषु नरसिंहेषु चेदिमत्स्येषु चैव ह। ववर्ष शरवर्षाणि कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः॥