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According to the [[Neelakantha Chaturdhara]] compilation, the [[Narayanastra]] destroys one [[Akshauhini]] of the Pandava army completely. After the use of Narayanastra, a terrible war between both armies takes place. After the [[Narayanastra]] fails to kill the Pandavas enraged Kripi Kumara stays resolute on his chariot, he touches water and invokes the [[Agneyastra]] and launches that blazing shaft in it's superior form with the help of mantras towards all his visible and invisible foes on all sides. The powerful weapon soon overpowers and encompasses [[Arjuna]] with several fiery flaming arrows and starts creating havoc within the Pandava army, upon witnessing this sight and realising the seriousness of situation, [[Arjuna]] uses his [[Brahmastra]] to subdue the [[Agneyastra]] of Ashwatthama but the Agneyastra by then already destroyed and burnt another complete Akshauhini of the Pandava army, only Arjuna and [[Krishna]] survives that devastating attack which shocks Ashwatthama and he leaves the battlefield with confusion and doubt on his knowledge and skills. Later Ashwatthama defeats Dhrishtadyumna in direct combat, but failed to kill him as [[Satyaki]] and [[Bhima]] cover his retreat in the process both [[Bhima]] and [[Satyaki]] engages in a battle against Ashwatthama, furious Kripi Kumara defeats both the warriors and makes them retreat from the battlefield as well.[4] .<ref>K M Ganguly(1883-1896). [http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07197.htm The Mahabharatha Book 7: Drona] page 478-479 Aswathama defeated Satyaki, Bhima, Drishtadyumna, October 2003, Retrieved 2015-01-13</ref>

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