They brought on striking cach other with various kinds of arrows. O king, Virata, that commander of an army, against the heroic Bhagadatta in battle. Becoming exceedingly angry, Virata shot at Bhagadatta a shower of arrows, as the clouds shower of arrows, as the clouds shower rain on a mountain. But that ruler of earth, Bhagadatta, soon covered Virata with arrows as clouds cover the sun.
सायकेन सुपीतेन तीक्ष्णेन निशितेन च। तौ जनतुस्तदाऽन्योन्यं शरैर्बहुविधैर्मधे॥४८॥ भगदत्तं रणे शूरं विराटो वाहिनीपतिः। अभ्ययात् त्वरितो राजंस्ततो युद्धमवर्तत॥ विराटो भगदत्तं तु शरवर्षेण भारत। अभ्यवर्षत् सुसंक्रुद्धो मेघो वृष्ट्या इवाचलम्॥ भगदत्तस्ततस्तूर्णं विराटं पृथिवीपतिम्। छादयामास समरे मेघः सूर्यमिवोदितम्॥