'Wrathful yet disciplined, those ornaments of the battlefield fought in strict accord with the established laws of combat, unveiling in due order an array of celestial weapons, each more wondrous than the last.' ।। 4-53-42 ।।
'Then Arjuna, foremost among victors, met the whetted arrows of that best of preceptors with his own keen shafts, turning them aside in mid-flight.' ।। 4-53-43 ।।
'Displaying before the assembled warriors a mastery over countless weapons, the hero of terrible prowess filled the sky with a thousand forms of arrows.' ।। 4-53-44 ।।
'Beholding that tiger among men—Arjuna—aflame with fierce energy and intent on striking him, the foremost of warriors and chief among teachers, moved by affection, engaged him with smooth and straight shafts in a spirit almost playful.' ।। 4-53-45 ।।