Susharma, too greatly enraged, with impetuosity pierced Yudhishthira with nine shafts and his four horses with four. Then 0 king, the quick-coursing son of Kunti, Vrikodara, nearing Susharma, assailed his horses. Having slain the soldiers that were in the rear with huge shafts, he, in anger, brought down his (Susharmas') charioteer from his car. The heroic protector of the wheels celebrated as Madiraksha,
अभिपत्य सुशर्माणं शरैरभ्याहन भृशम्। सुशर्मापि सुसंरब्धस्त्वरमाणो युधिष्ठिरम्॥ अविध्यन्नवभिर्बाणैश्चतुर्भिश्चतुरो हयान्। ततो राजन्नाशुकारी कुन्तीपुत्रो वृकोदरः॥ समासाद्य सुशर्माणमश्वानस्य व्यपोथयत्। पृष्ठगोपांश्च तस्याथ हत्वा परमसायकैः॥ अथास्य सारथिं क्रुद्धो रथोपस्थादपातयत्। चक्ररक्षश्च शूरो वै मदिराक्षोऽतिविश्रुतः॥