Sunday 1 January 2017

Day Five

Battle began at dawn. While the kuru army used a formation like an ocean, the Pandavas used a horned formation.
Many horses, elephants and soldiers were killed.
Bhishma was on a rampage. Seeing this, Bhima attacked Bhishma. Bhima avoiding the arrows with his mace, killed the charioteer and horses of Bhishma's chariot. Bhishma climbed onto another chariot and started a fresh attack. Avoiding Bhima, Bhishma went where Arjuna was. Krishna also took the chariot near Bhishma. While Arjuna and Bhishma fought, Bhima, Nakula and Sahadeva killed many Kaurava soldiers. Ilavanta, son of Arjuna came to fight there.
When Arjuna was in exile, he had been captured by Uloopi, daughter of a Naga. This was their son. Ilavanta had grown up in heaven, learning under Indra. When Arjuna had gone to the heaven, he had met his son there.
The sons of Shakuni attacked Ilavanta. Ilavanta killed them. Seeing this, Duryodhana came to fight. Seeing no respite, he asked the demon Alambusha to attack.
Ilavanta fought valiantly, combating Alambusha. Alambusha fainted and Ilavanta kept killing the soldiers of the Kauravas. Seeing his army getting killed, Duryodhana attacked. Duryodhana had to flee, seeing the might of the young man. Ilavanta then cut off the weapons of all the kings who came to help Duryodhana.
Alambusha coming to his senses attacked Ilavanta again. The two fought with each other, sometimes with arrows, sometimes with swords.
Alambusha hid behind the clouds and Ilavanta caught him. Soon Alambusha caught up with Ilavanta and struck him with his sword.
Ilavanta fell dead. Seeing this, Ghatotkacha attacked Alambusha.
Hearing off the death of his son, Arjuna attacked whoever came in front of him. Bhishma cut off his arrows. Arjuna used the fire arrow to burn Bhishma's chariot. Bhishma invoked water and the fire went out. Arjuna then used the wind to evaporate the water.
The fight between Arjuna and Bhishma continued till it was the end of the day.

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