And Arjuna sent his wonderful arrows which carried away the bead in the
air. It was a strange sight.Vriddhakshatra was in his ashrama sitting in the open absorbed
in his evening meditation with eyes closed, when his son's head with beautiful black hair
and golden ear-rings gently dropped into his lap.
The old king finished his meditation and got up, when the head rolled
down and fell on the ground. And, as ordained,Vriddhak- shatra's head burst into a hundred
frag- ments. Jayadratha and his father together reached the abode of the brave.
Kesava, Dhananjaya, Bhima, Satyaki, Yudhamanyu and Uttamaujas blew
their conchs and Dharmaraja who beard the triumphant noise knew that it meant that Arjuna
had redeemed his oath and that the Saindhava had been slain.
