Then as Nakula was careering with his drawn sword, of good steel, well polished and very sharp and strong enough to bear great weight and to lop off bodies of all sorts of enemies and deadly as snake Vrisasena in a short time cut-off that sword with six razor-like shafts and also hurt his enemy in the centre of the chest with arrows well tempered and keenedged.
तं चायसं निशितं तीक्ष्णधारं विकोशमुग्रं गुरुभारसाहम्। माधुन्वतः सर्पमिवोग्ररूपम्॥ श्चकर्त खड्ने निशितैः सुवेगैः। पुनश्च दीप्तैर्निशितैः पृषत्कैः स्तनान्तरे गाढमथाभ्यविद्धयत्॥