Thereafter the highly puissant son of Bharadvaja shot a shaft for the destruction of Dhristaketu who was striving to slay him.
ततोऽस्य विशिखं तीक्ष्णं विधाय वधकाङ्क्षिणः। प्रेषयामास समरे भारद्वाजः प्रतापवान्॥