As with Indra, victory always rests with Arjuna, who has Hrishikesha as his charioteer in battle, one of the same character and standing. We hear that the two Krishnas on a single chariot, together with the twanging Gandiva — these three powers — have become united as one. As for us, we have no such bow, no warrior like Arjuna, no charioteer like Krishna. Duryodhana's foolish followers do not know this. O Sanjaya, blazing lightning that falls upon the head still leaves something unconsumed, but the arrows loosed by Kiritin, O child, leave nothing unconsumed. Even now I see Dhananjaya loosing his shafts and sowing chaos all around, severing heads from bodies with his showers of arrows! Even now I see the blazing fire spreading everywhere, streaming from the Gandiva and consuming the ranks of my sons in battle.