Having heard this from the great-souled Keshava, Partha at once showered Bhagadatta with sharp arrows. The mighty-armed Partha, unperturbed and noble, struck the elephant with a naracha arrow between the frontal lobes. Reaching that elephant, the arrow, like a thunderbolt striking a mountain, pierced in up to the very feathers, like a serpent entering an anthill. The huge elephant, straining its limbs, sank down to the ground upon both tusks and, trumpeting a cry of anguish, gave up its life.