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intelligence heard. The citizens also blessed him, saying,--'Let blessings he thine! Go thou safely and come back, O Bharata.'
Others, O chief of men uttered these words--'So great is the press that we do not see Arjuna. His bow, however, is visible to us.
Even that is celebrated bow Gandiva of terrible twang. Blessed be thou. Let all dangers fly from thy path. Let fear nowhere
inspire thee. When he returns we shall behold him, for it is certain that he will come back.' The high-souled Arjuna repeatedly
heard these and similar other sweet words of men and women, O chief of the Bharatas. A disciple of Yajnavalkya, who was
well-versed in all sacrificial rites and who was a complete master of the Vedas, proceeded with Partha for performing
auspicious rites in favour of the hero. Many Brahmanas also, O king, all well-conversant with the Vedas, and many Kshatriyas
too, followed the high-souled hero, at the command, O monarch, of Yudhishthira the just. The horse then roamed, O foremost
of men, wherever he liked over the Earth already conquered by Pandavas with the energy of their weapons. In course of the
horse's wanderings, O king, many great and wonderful battles were fought between Arjuna and many kings. These I shall
describe to thee. The horse, O king, roamed over the whole Earth. Know, O monarch, that from the north it turned towards the
East. Grinding the kingdoms of many monarchs that excellent horse wandered. And it was followed slowly by the great car-
warrior Arjuna of white steeds. Countless, O monarch, was the fete of Kshatriyas,--of kings in myriads--who fought with
Arjuna on that occasion, for having lost their kinsmen on the geld of Kurukshetra. Innumerable Kiratas also, O king, and
Yavanas, all excellent bowmen, and diverse tribes of Mlechechas too, who had been discomfited before (by the Pandavas on
the field of Kurukshetra), and many Aryan kings, possessed of soldiers and animals endued with great alacrity, and all
irresistible in fight encountered the son of Pandu in battle. Thus occurred innumerable battles in diverse countries, O monarch,
between Arjuna and the rulers of diverse realms who came to encounter him. I shall, O sinless king, narrate to thee those
battles only which raged with great fury and which were the principal ones among all he fought.'"

SECTION LXXIV

"Vaisampayana said. 'A battle took place between the diadem-decked (Arjuna) and the sons and grandsons of the Trigartas
whose hostility the Pandavas has incurred before and all of whom were well-known as mighty car-warriors. Having learnt that
that foremost of steeds, which was intended for the sacrifice, had come to their realm, these heroes, casing themselves in mail,
surrounded Arjuna. Mounted on their cars, drawn by excellent and well-decked horses, and with quivers on their backs, they
surrounded that horse, O king, and endeavoured to capture it. The diadem-decked Arjuna, reflecting on that endeavour of
theirs, forbade those heroes, with conciliatory speeches, O chastiser of foes. Disregarding Arjuna's message, they assailed him
with their shafts. The diadem-decked Arjuna resisted those warriors who were under the sway of darkness and passion. Jishnu,
addressed them smilingly and said, 'Desist, ye unrighteous ones. Life is a benefit (that should not be thrown away).' At the time
of his setting out, he had been earnestly ordered by king Yudhishthira the just, not to slay those Kshatriyas whose kinsmen had
been slain before on the field of Kurukshetra. Recollecting these commands of king Yudhishthira the just who was endued with
great intelligence, Arjuna asked the Trigartas to forbear. But they disregarded Arjuna's injunction. Then Arjuna vanquished
Suryavarman, the king of the Trigartas, in battle, by shooting countless shafts at him and laughed in scorn. The Trigarta
warriors, however, filling the ten points with the clatter of their cars and car-wheels, rushed towards Dhananjaya. Then
Suryavarman, displaying his great lightness of hand, pierced Dhananjaya with hundreds of straight arrows, O monarch. The
other great bowmen who followed the king and who were all desirous of compassing the destruction of Dhananjaya, shot
showers of arrows on him. With countless shafts shot from his own bow-siring, the son of Pandu, O king, cut off those clouds
of arrows; upon which they fell down. Endued with great energy, Ketuvarman, the younger brother of Suryavarman, and
possessed of youthful vigour, fought, for the sake of his brother, against Pandu's son possessed of great fame. Beholding
Ketuvarman approaching towards him for battle, Vibhatsu, that slayer of hostile heroes, slew him with many sharp-pointed
arrows. Upon Ketuvarman's fall, the mighty car-warrior Dhritavarman, rushing on his car towards Arjuna, showered a perfect
downpour of arrows on him. Beholding that lightness of hand displayed by the youth Dhritavarman, Gudakesa of mighty
energy and great prowess became highly gratified with him. The son of Indra could not see when the young warrior took out
his arrows and when he placed them on his bow-string aiming at him. He only saw showers of arrows in the air. For a brief
space of time, Arjuna gladdened his enemy and mentally admired his heroism and skill. The Kuru hero, smiling the while,
fought with that youth who resembled an angry snake. The mighty armed Dhananjaya, glad as he was in beholding the valour
of Dhritavarman, did not take his life. While, however, Partha of immeasurable energy fought mildly with him without wishing
to take his life, Dhritavarman shot a blazing arrow at him. Deeply pierced in the hand by that arrow, Vijaya became stupefied
and his bow Gandiva fell down on the Earth from his relaxed grasp. The form of that bow, O king, when it fell from the grasp
of Arjuna, resembled, O Bharata, that of the bow of Indra (that is seen in the welkin after a shower). When that great and
celestial bow fell down, O monarch, Dhritavarman laughed loudly in battle. At this, Jishnu, excited with rage, wiped the blood
from his hand and once more taking up his bow, showered a perfect downpour of arrows. Then a loud and confused noise
arose, filling the welkin and touching the very heavens as it were, from diverse creatures who applauded that feat of
Dhananjaya. Beholding Jishnu inflamed with rage and looking like Yama himself as he appears at the end of the Yuga, the
Trigarta warriors hastily surrounded him, rushing from their posts and desirous of rescuing Dhritavarman. Seeing himself
surrounded by his foes, Arjuna became more angry than before. He then quickly despatched eight and ten of their foremost
warriors with many shafts of hard iron that resembled the arrows of the great Indra himself. The Trigarta warriors then began to
fly. Seeing them retreat, Dhananjaya, with great speed, shot many shafts at them that resembled wrathful snakes of virulent
poison, and laughed aloud. The mighty car-warriors of the Trigartas, with dispirited hearts, fled in all directions, exceedingly
afflicted by Dhananjaya with his arrows. They then addressed that tiger among men, that slayer of the Samsaptaka host (on the
field of Kurukshetra), saying, 'We are your slaves. We yield to thee.[190] Do thou command us, O Partha. Lo, we wait here as
the most docile of thy servants. O delighter of the Kurus, we shall execute all thy commands.' Hearing these words expressive
of their submission, Dhananjaya, said unto them, 'Do ye, O kings, save your lives, and accept my dominion.'"

SECTION LXXV

"Vaisampayana said, 'That foremost of steeds then proceeded to the realm of Pragjyotisha and began to wander there. At this,
Bhagadatta's son, who was exceedingly valorous in battle, came out (for encountering Arjuna). King Vajradatta, O chief of the
Bharatas, finding the (sacrificial) steed arrived within his realm, fought (for detaining it). The royal son of Bhagadatta, issuing
out of his city, afflicted the steed that was coming (and seizing it), marched back towards his own place. Marking this, the
mighty-armed chief of the Kuru race, speedily stretched his Gandiva, and suddenly rushed towards his foe. Stupefied by the
shafts sped from Gandiva, the heroic son of Bhagadatta, letting off loose the steed, fled from Partha.[191] Once more entering
his capital, that foremost of kings, irresistible in battle, cased himself in mail, and mounting on his prince of elephants, came
out. That mighty car-warrior had a white umbrella held over his head, and was fanned with a milk-white yak-tail. Impelled by
childishness and folly, he challenged Partha, the mighty car-warrior of the Pandavas, famed for terrible deeds in battle, to an
encounter with him. The enraged prince then urged towards Arjuna that elephant of his, which resembled a veritable mountain,
and from whose temples and mouth issued streams of juice indicative of excitement. Indeed, that elephant showered its
secretions like a mighty mass of clouds pouring rain. Capable of resisting hostile feats of its own species, it had been equipped
agreeably to the ordinances of the treatises (on war-elephants). Irresistible in battle, it had become so infuriate as to be beyond
control. Urged on by the prince with the iron-hook, that mighty elephant then seemed (as it advanced) as if it would cut through
the welkin (like a flying hill). Beholding it advance towards him, O king, Dhananjaya, filled with rage and standing on the
earth, O Bharata, encountered the prince on its back. Filled with wrath, Vajradatta quickly sped at Arjuna a number of broad-
headed shafts endued with the energy of fire and resembling (as they coursed through the air) a cloud of speedily-moving
locusts. Arjuna, however, with shafts sped from Gandiva, cut off those arrows, some into two and some into three pieces. He
cut them off in the welkin itself with those shafts of his coursing through the welkin. The son of Bhagadatta, beholding his
broad-headed shafts thus cut off, quickly sped at Arjuna a number of other arrows in a continuous line. Filled with rage at this,
Arjuna, more quickly than before, shot at Bhagadatta's son a number of straightly coursing arrows equipt with golden wings.
Vajradatta of mighty energy, struck with great force and pierced with these arrows in that fierce encounter, fell down on the
Earth. Consciousness, however, did not desert him. Mounting on his prince of elephants again in the midst of that battle the son
of Bhagadatta, desirous of victory, very coolly sped a number of shafts at Arjuna. Filled with wrath, Jishnu then sped at the
prince a number of arrows that looked like blazing flames of fire and that seemed to be so many snakes of virulent poison.
Pierced therewith, the mighty elephant, emitting a large quantity of blood, looked like a mountain of many springs discharging
rills of water coloured with red chalk.'"

SECTION LXXVI

"Vaisampayana said, 'Thus waged that battle, O chief of the Bharatas, for three days between Arjuna and that prince like the
encounter between him of a hundred sacrifices and Vritra. On the fourth day, Vajradatta of great might laughed loudly and,
addressing Arjuna, said these words: 'Wait, wait, O Arjuna. Thou shalt not escape me with life. Slaying thee I shall duly

intelligence heard. The citizens also blessed him, saying,--'Let blessings he thine! Go thou safely and come back, O Bharata.'

Others, O chief of men uttered these words--'So great is the press that we do not see Arjuna. His bow, however, is visible to us.

Even that is celebrated bow Gandiva of terrible twang. Blessed be thou. Let all dangers fly from thy path. Let fear nowhere

inspire thee. When he returns we shall behold him, for it is certain that he will come back.' The high-souled Arjuna repeatedly

heard these and similar other sweet words of men and women, O chief of the Bharatas. A disciple of Yajnavalkya, who was

well-versed in all sacrificial rites and who was a complete master of the Vedas, proceeded with Partha for performing

auspicious rites in favour of the hero. Many Brahmanas also, O king, all well-conversant with the Vedas, and many Kshatriyas

too, followed the high-souled hero, at the command, O monarch, of Yudhishthira the just. The horse then roamed, O foremost

of men, wherever he liked over the Earth already conquered by Pandavas with the energy of their weapons. In course of the

horse's wanderings, O king, many great and wonderful battles were fought between Arjuna and many kings. These I shall

describe to thee. The horse, O king, roamed over the whole Earth. Know, O monarch, that from the north it turned towards the

East. Grinding the kingdoms of many monarchs that excellent horse wandered. And it was followed slowly by the great car-

warrior Arjuna of white steeds. Countless, O monarch, was the fete of Kshatriyas,--of kings in myriads--who fought with

Arjuna on that occasion, for having lost their kinsmen on the geld of Kurukshetra. Innumerable Kiratas also, O king, and

Yavanas, all excellent bowmen, and diverse tribes of Mlechechas too, who had been discomfited before (by the Pandavas on

the field of Kurukshetra), and many Aryan kings, possessed of soldiers and animals endued with great alacrity, and all

irresistible in fight encountered the son of Pandu in battle. Thus occurred innumerable battles in diverse countries, O monarch,

between Arjuna and the rulers of diverse realms who came to encounter him. I shall, O sinless king, narrate to thee those

battles only which raged with great fury and which were the principal ones among all he fought.'"

SECTION LXXIV

"Vaisampayana said. 'A battle took place between the diadem-decked (Arjuna) and the sons and grandsons of the Trigartas

whose hostility the Pandavas has incurred before and all of whom were well-known as mighty car-warriors. Having learnt that

that foremost of steeds, which was intended for the sacrifice, had come to their realm, these heroes, casing themselves in mail,

surrounded Arjuna. Mounted on their cars, drawn by excellent and well-decked horses, and with quivers on their backs, they

surrounded that horse, O king, and endeavoured to capture it. The diadem-decked Arjuna, reflecting on that endeavour of

theirs, forbade those heroes, with conciliatory speeches, O chastiser of foes. Disregarding Arjuna's message, they assailed him

with their shafts. The diadem-decked Arjuna resisted those warriors who were under the sway of darkness and passion. Jishnu,

addressed them smilingly and said, 'Desist, ye unrighteous ones. Life is a benefit (that should not be thrown away).' At the time

of his setting out, he had been earnestly ordered by king Yudhishthira the just, not to slay those Kshatriyas whose kinsmen had

been slain before on the field of Kurukshetra. Recollecting these commands of king Yudhishthira the just who was endued with

great intelligence, Arjuna asked the Trigartas to forbear. But they disregarded Arjuna's injunction. Then Arjuna vanquished

Suryavarman, the king of the Trigartas, in battle, by shooting countless shafts at him and laughed in scorn. The Trigarta

warriors, however, filling the ten points with the clatter of their cars and car-wheels, rushed towards Dhananjaya. Then

Suryavarman, displaying his great lightness of hand, pierced Dhananjaya with hundreds of straight arrows, O monarch. The

other great bowmen who followed the king and who were all desirous of compassing the destruction of Dhananjaya, shot

showers of arrows on him. With countless shafts shot from his own bow-siring, the son of Pandu, O king, cut off those clouds

of arrows; upon which they fell down. Endued with great energy, Ketuvarman, the younger brother of Suryavarman, and

possessed of youthful vigour, fought, for the sake of his brother, against Pandu's son possessed of great fame. Beholding

Ketuvarman approaching towards him for battle, Vibhatsu, that slayer of hostile heroes, slew him with many sharp-pointed

arrows. Upon Ketuvarman's fall, the mighty car-warrior Dhritavarman, rushing on his car towards Arjuna, showered a perfect

downpour of arrows on him. Beholding that lightness of hand displayed by the youth Dhritavarman, Gudakesa of mighty

energy and great prowess became highly gratified with him. The son of Indra could not see when the young warrior took out

his arrows and when he placed them on his bow-string aiming at him. He only saw showers of arrows in the air. For a brief

space of time, Arjuna gladdened his enemy and mentally admired his heroism and skill. The Kuru hero, smiling the while,

fought with that youth who resembled an angry snake. The mighty armed Dhananjaya, glad as he was in beholding the valour

of Dhritavarman, did not take his life. While, however, Partha of immeasurable energy fought mildly with him without wishing

to take his life, Dhritavarman shot a blazing arrow at him. Deeply pierced in the hand by that arrow, Vijaya became stupefied

and his bow Gandiva fell down on the Earth from his relaxed grasp. The form of that bow, O king, when it fell from the grasp

of Arjuna, resembled, O Bharata, that of the bow of Indra (that is seen in the welkin after a shower). When that great and

celestial bow fell down, O monarch, Dhritavarman laughed loudly in battle. At this, Jishnu, excited with rage, wiped the blood

from his hand and once more taking up his bow, showered a perfect downpour of arrows. Then a loud and confused noise

arose, filling the welkin and touching the very heavens as it were, from diverse creatures who applauded that feat of

Dhananjaya. Beholding Jishnu inflamed with rage and looking like Yama himself as he appears at the end of the Yuga, the

Trigarta warriors hastily surrounded him, rushing from their posts and desirous of rescuing Dhritavarman. Seeing himself

surrounded by his foes, Arjuna became more angry than before. He then quickly despatched eight and ten of their foremost

warriors with many shafts of hard iron that resembled the arrows of the great Indra himself. The Trigarta warriors then began to

fly. Seeing them retreat, Dhananjaya, with great speed, shot many shafts at them that resembled wrathful snakes of virulent

poison, and laughed aloud. The mighty car-warriors of the Trigartas, with dispirited hearts, fled in all directions, exceedingly

afflicted by Dhananjaya with his arrows. They then addressed that tiger among men, that slayer of the Samsaptaka host (on the

field of Kurukshetra), saying, 'We are your slaves. We yield to thee.[190] Do thou command us, O Partha. Lo, we wait here as

the most docile of thy servants. O delighter of the Kurus, we shall execute all thy commands.' Hearing these words expressive

of their submission, Dhananjaya, said unto them, 'Do ye, O kings, save your lives, and accept my dominion.'"

SECTION LXXV

"Vaisampayana said, 'That foremost of steeds then proceeded to the realm of Pragjyotisha and began to wander there. At this,

Bhagadatta's son, who was exceedingly valorous in battle, came out (for encountering Arjuna). King Vajradatta, O chief of the

Bharatas, finding the (sacrificial) steed arrived within his realm, fought (for detaining it). The royal son of Bhagadatta, issuing

out of his city, afflicted the steed that was coming (and seizing it), marched back towards his own place. Marking this, the

mighty-armed chief of the Kuru race, speedily stretched his Gandiva, and suddenly rushed towards his foe. Stupefied by the

shafts sped from Gandiva, the heroic son of Bhagadatta, letting off loose the steed, fled from Partha.[191] Once more entering

his capital, that foremost of kings, irresistible in battle, cased himself in mail, and mounting on his prince of elephants, came

out. That mighty car-warrior had a white umbrella held over his head, and was fanned with a milk-white yak-tail. Impelled by

childishness and folly, he challenged Partha, the mighty car-warrior of the Pandavas, famed for terrible deeds in battle, to an

encounter with him. The enraged prince then urged towards Arjuna that elephant of his, which resembled a veritable mountain,

and from whose temples and mouth issued streams of juice indicative of excitement. Indeed, that elephant showered its

secretions like a mighty mass of clouds pouring rain. Capable of resisting hostile feats of its own species, it had been equipped

agreeably to the ordinances of the treatises (on war-elephants). Irresistible in battle, it had become so infuriate as to be beyond

control. Urged on by the prince with the iron-hook, that mighty elephant then seemed (as it advanced) as if it would cut through

the welkin (like a flying hill). Beholding it advance towards him, O king, Dhananjaya, filled with rage and standing on the

earth, O Bharata, encountered the prince on its back. Filled with wrath, Vajradatta quickly sped at Arjuna a number of broad-

headed shafts endued with the energy of fire and resembling (as they coursed through the air) a cloud of speedily-moving

locusts. Arjuna, however, with shafts sped from Gandiva, cut off those arrows, some into two and some into three pieces. He

cut them off in the welkin itself with those shafts of his coursing through the welkin. The son of Bhagadatta, beholding his

broad-headed shafts thus cut off, quickly sped at Arjuna a number of other arrows in a continuous line. Filled with rage at this,

Arjuna, more quickly than before, shot at Bhagadatta's son a number of straightly coursing arrows equipt with golden wings.

Vajradatta of mighty energy, struck with great force and pierced with these arrows in that fierce encounter, fell down on the

Earth. Consciousness, however, did not desert him. Mounting on his prince of elephants again in the midst of that battle the son

of Bhagadatta, desirous of victory, very coolly sped a number of shafts at Arjuna. Filled with wrath, Jishnu then sped at the

prince a number of arrows that looked like blazing flames of fire and that seemed to be so many snakes of virulent poison.

Pierced therewith, the mighty elephant, emitting a large quantity of blood, looked like a mountain of many springs discharging

rills of water coloured with red chalk.'"

SECTION LXXVI

"Vaisampayana said, 'Thus waged that battle, O chief of the Bharatas, for three days between Arjuna and that prince like the

encounter between him of a hundred sacrifices and Vritra. On the fourth day, Vajradatta of great might laughed loudly and,

addressing Arjuna, said these words: 'Wait, wait, O Arjuna. Thou shalt not escape me with life. Slaying thee I shall duly