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at last Bhishma, wounded, lost consciousness and was led away by his charioteer (IV, 64). Duryodhana and then Vikarna attacked Arjuna; Vikarna ran back and ascended the chariot of Vivimçati; Duryodhana was wounded and fled, and so did all the warriors (IV, 65). Stung by the censure of Arjuna, Duryodhana returned, and Karna, Bhishma, Drona, Krpa, Vivimçati, and Duhçāsana rushed forwards to protect Duryodhana. Arjuna employed the weapon Sammohana which he had obtained from Indra, and blew his conch so that the Kurus were deprived of their senses. Then he caused the yellow ones of Karna, and the blue ones of Duryodhana and Açvatthāman, but not those of Bhishma, because he had not been stupefied. Arjuna wounded Bhishma, who told Duryodhana to go back to his city, which they all did; Arjuna followed them for a while and worshipped Bhishma, Drona, Açvatthāman, and Krpa; then he, with an arrow, broke the crown of Duryodhana and blew the Devadatta. Then he ordered Uttara to turn back. The gods returned to their respective abodes (IV, 66). A large number of Kuru soldiers issuing from the forest stood before Arjuna with joined palms and were spared. Arjuna said to Uttara: "Do not eulogize the Pāndavas, but say that the feat is thy own." Then he replaced the weapons on the çamī tree; the monkey ascended to the sky, together with tho other creatures on the flagstaff, the illusion (māyā) melted away, and Uttara's own banner was replaced upon the chariot. Arjuna entered the city in the guise of Brhannalā, having sent the cowherds to announce the victory (IV, 67). Virāta entered his city, followed by the four Pāndavas, and dispatched an army to protect Uttara, though Yudhishthira said that, protected by Brhannalā, he was able to vanquish even the gods, the Asuras, the Siddhas, and the Yakshas. Meanwhile the messengers of Uttara came and Virāta ordered the highways to be decorated, etc., and began to play at dice with Yudhishthira, who again repeatedly praised Brhannalā. Virāta struck Yudhishthira with a die, but the blood was prevented from falling on the ground and was washed away by Kṛshṇa, who also, at the injunction of Yudhishthira, let Uttara enter alone, that Brhannalā should not see him bleeding. Uttara prevailed upon Virāta to ask Yudhishthira's pardon. When the bleeding had stopped, Brhannalā entered (IV, 68). Uttara said: "All this has been accomplished by a devaputra ('son of a deity') who then disappeared." Arjuna gave to Uttarā the garments he had hrought (IV, 69).