Supported by a division of cars, tied to the spot where king Yudhishthira was. Then the son of Pandu checked in battle that detachment of Shalya falling upon him with great fury. Then that mighty car-warrior the very virtuous king Yudhishthira quickly pierced the king of the Madras with ten shafts between his breasts; and Nakula and Sahadeva pierced him with seven straight wafts.
स ययौ रथवंशेन यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरः। तदापतद् वै सहसा शल्यस्य समुदहद् बलम्॥ महौघवेगं समरे वारयामास पाण्डवः। मद्रराजं च समरे धर्मराजो महारथः॥ दशभिः सायकैस्तूर्णमाजघान स्तनान्तरे। नकुलः सहदेवश्च तं सप्तभिरजिह्मगैः॥