His son was brutally killed when multiple warriors ganged up on him after breaking his bow from behind. In his grief he had taken the oath to kill the man he thought was responsible for the same next day or enter the fire himself.

He could not sleep all night thinking about how he would pull off this impossible feat. He best friend also made his plans to make sure his friend would succeed in what he had set out to achieve.

Next day his teacher who was also the commander of the opposing army constructed the most complex battle formation imaginable to protect the man he had vowed to kill. It was a 40 mile long formation combining three vyuhas, Padma, Shakata and Shuchimukha. The man he had vowed to kill was at the end of this formation protected by six of the best warriors of opposing army.

He entered the formation riding the divine chariot driven by his divine friend and kept moving forward without wasting any time on the way. He kept defeating warriors that came on his way and moved past them as soon as he could. It was a race against time.

More than half the day had passed. The sun had started moving towards mount Asta, and his target was still far away. In the middle of all this he noticed that his horses were heavily injured and looked tired. He suggested his divine friend and charioteer that the horses needed rest and asked for his opinion. His friend agreed.

What happened next is one of the most amazing things that happened during the war full of many awesome achievements.

He got off his chariot. His friend unyoked the horses. He then used his divine arrows to create a pond so that his horses could drink water and then created an enclosure with his arrows for his friend to tend to the horses without worrying about enemy arrows.

The enemy thought, this was their opportunity. He was at a disadvantage without his chariot and his divine charioteer and decided to attack him with renewed vigor. But they were mistaken. He faced the enemy attack standing on foot till his friend came back with the horses.

Once the horses had drunk enough water and their wounds were well taken care off, his divine friend yoked the horses back to the chariot. He climbed the divine chariot and pulled the string of his divine bow as if issuing warning to the man waiting for his death at the end of the formation.

This was the moment when the epic display of confidence and the demonstration of his abilities convinced his enemies that they had lost the battle already.


- A small incident from the 14th day of Kurukshetra war before Arjuna killed Jayadratha