The Splendour of Arjuna Against the Mighty Suprateeka
Sanjaya spoke, recounting to Dhritarashtra the stirring movements of that day’s battle, wherein Arjuna, beholding the dreadful sport of death enacted by Bhagadatta’s colossal elephant Suprateeka, turned to Krishna with grave urgency. He declared that the army must be swiftly pierced, for the elephant, tireless and indomitable, possessed the strength to rend entire divisions and…
