Purandara awarded that here, in exchange for his ear-rings, that celestial dust that had the splendour of lightning and also that was decked in gold and capable of destroying the foes. Whose that heroes' celestial arrow, known by the name of Snakemouthed, that was decked in gold and besmeared with soft sandal and also that was capable of slaying the enemies, was always laid up in the quiver. Having disregarded the heroic great car-warriors with Bhishma and Drona at their head, that hero, O mighty monarch, learnt the use of the Brahma weapon from the son of Jamadagni. Having seen the great warriors, with Drona at their head, deeply pierced by the arrows and turning away from the battle, that mighty-armed one had severed to a the the bow of the son of Subhadra by means of his sharp arrows. Having deprived, all on sudden, Bhimasena of his car, who was of never-failing energy and had the speed of wind and the strength of ten thousand elephants, that (mighty-armed) one afterwards laughed at him. Having subdued Sahadeva by means of his sharp and straight arrows and also having deprived him of his car, he did not slay him out of kindness and feelings of virtue. He had slain, by means of his arrow given to him by Shakra, Ghatotkacha, the lord of Rakshasas, who had made a thousand illusions and who was most desirous of victory. How could that hero be slain in battle, with whom even Dhananjaya was afraid to engage in a single combat for several days.
यस्य विद्युत्प्रभा शक्तिं दिव्यां कनकभूषणाम्॥ प्रायच्छद् द्विषतां हन्त्री कुण्डलाभ्यां पुरंदरः। यस्य सर्पमुखो दिव्यः शरः काञ्चनभूषणः॥ अशेत निहितः पत्री समरेष्वरिसूदनः। भीष्मद्रोणमुखान् वीरान् योऽवमन्ये महारथान्॥ जामदग्न्यान्महाघोरं ब्राह्ममस्त्रमशिक्षत। यश्च द्रोणमुखान् दृष्ट्वा विमुखानर्दिताशरैः॥ सौभद्रस्य महाबाहुर्व्यधमत् कार्मुकं शितैः। यश्च नागायुतप्राणं वज्ररंहसमच्यतुम्॥ विरथं सहसा कृत्वा भीमसेनमथाहसत्। सहदेवं च निर्जित्य शरैः संनतपर्वभिः॥ कृपया विरथं कृत्वा नाहनद् धर्मचिन्ता। यश्च मायासहस्राणि विकुर्वाणं जयैषिणम्॥ घटोत्कचं राक्षसेन्द्रं शक्रशक्त्या निजनिवान्। एतांश्च दिवसान् यस्य युद्धे भीतो धनंजयः॥ नागमद् द्वैरथं वीरः स कथं निहतो रणे।