But the dauntless and puissant son of Pritha, in that fight taking up his bow, checked the career of that weapon with one of his own.
असम्भ्रान्तस्ततः पार्थो धनुराकृष्य वीर्यवान्। ततस्तदसमस्रेण स्तम्भयामास भारत॥