When that dense and awful cloud of dust was put down there were seen many single encounters, O Bharata, that the heroes fought at the noon each according to his strength and his rank. They were all exceedingly fierce. The sheen of the weapons in those encounters, O king, appeared full in view.
उपाशाम्यत् ततस्तीवं तद् रजो घोरदर्शनम्। ततोऽपश्यमहं भूयो द्वन्द्वयुद्धानि भारत॥ यथाप्राणं यथाश्रेष्ठं मध्याह्ने वै सुदारुणे। वर्मणां तत्र राजेन्द्र व्यदृश्यन्तोज्ज्वला: प्रभाः॥