Possessed of fierce energy and matching Indra himself in prowess, Ashvatthaman with three arrows, almost at the same time cut-off the two arms, like Indra's poles and the head of Sudarsana, as the latter was seated on his car.
आसन्नस्य स्वरथं तीव्रतेजाः। सुदर्शनस्येन्द्रकेतुप्रकाशौ। सिभिः शरैर्युगपत् संचकर्त॥