Thereupon Arjuna, having ridden upon the most handsome car, fell upon that midst of the army, which echoed with the twang of bowstrings, the sound of palms (of hand) and the noise of car-wheels and also was filled with the best and the blard of a large number of cymbals and drums and conches and which, again, was filled with the thousands of cars, horses and elephants.
अथार्जुनो ज्यातलनेमिनिःस्वने मृदङ्गभेरीबहुशङ्खनादिते। रथाश्वमातङ्गसहस्रसंकुले रथोत्तमेनाभ्यपतद् द्विपोत्तमम्॥