Thereupon, O foremost of Bharatas a terrible encounter took place between Kurus and Pandavas like that between the celestials and Asuras.
ततः सुतुमुलं युद्धं कुरुपाण्डवसेनयोः। बभूव भरतश्रेष्ठ देवासुररणोपमम्॥