They covered each other, on the field of battle, with showers of arrows. O descendant of Bharata, seeing the fight between these two illustrious and accomplished warrior learned in all the modes of warfare all creatures were filled with amazement. Dushasana rushed against the great car warrior Nakula and pierced him with many sharp arrows. The son of Madri laughingly cut off with his sharp arrows the standard and the bow of his adversary. He then wounded him with twenty five small headed arrows.
अन्योन्यं शरवर्षाभ्यां ववृषाते रणाजिरे। तौ वीक्ष्य तु महात्मानौ कृतिनौ चित्रयोधिनौ॥ विस्मयः सर्वभूतानां समपद्यत भारत। दुःशासनस्तु नकुलं प्रत्युद्याय महाबलम्॥ अविध्यन्निशितैर्बाणैहुभिर्मर्मदिभिः। तस्य माद्रीसुतः केतुं सशरं च शरासनम्॥ चिच्छेद निशितैर्बाणैः प्रहसन्निव भारत। अथैनं पञ्चविंशत्या क्षुद्रकाणां समार्पयत्॥