Hearing those words Arjuna just on the nick of time seizing fourteen Bhallas (arrows, with crescent-shaped heads) darted them off, piercing right through his weapons, chariot, standard and umbrella and dismantling Ashvatthama of his equipment's, bows, darts and all. He (Arjuna), then assailing him (Ashvatthama) with calf-toothed arrows.
एवमुक्तस्तु कृष्णेन गृह्य भल्लांश्चतुर्दश। त्वरमाणस्तवराकाले द्रौणेर्धनुरथाच्छिनत्॥ ध्वजं छत्रं पताकाश्च खङ्ग शक्तिं गदां तथा। जत्रुदेशे च सुभृशं वत्सदन्तैरताडयत्॥