ABSTRACT
As he was listening, the king of the Kurus came upon the prince (Dushasana) who lay in a river of blood caused by Bhima’s mace like an iron bolt, Deva! Here, Bhima killed the Kalinga king’s army of elephants. Deva! Here, Bhima swallowed all the Kauravas so eagerly. Deva! Here, Bhima dipped his face and sucked Dushasana’s blood. Deva! Here, Bhima, like a rut elephant, fought Bhagadatta’s elephant with such determination.2 2 He rolled Dushasana in the dust, clobbering his flesh into fine pieces – he ate him. He gulped his blood down still the enemy of Hidimba was unsatisfied. 3
