Bhima and Arjuna Pursue and Corner Jayadratha
Jayadratha has fled only one krosha when Bhima and Arjuna catch up. Arjuna kills his horses from a distance with divine weapons, leaving the king of Sindhu stranded and terrified. Jayadratha tries to flee into the forest on foot, and Arjuna taunts him — but when Bhima rushes at him shouting for blood, it is Arjuna who holds him back.
The news reached Bhima and Arjuna quickly: Jayadratha had traveled only one krosha — about two miles. They spurred their horses and rushed after him.
Arjuna performed an extraordinary act. From a distance of one krosha, he killed Jayadratha's horses. He possessed divine weapons — arrows with mantras (sacred syllables) invoked over them — and he was never disturbed in times of difficulty. The horses fell, and Jayadratha was stranded.
Bhima and Arjuna rushed at the terrified and solitary king of Sindhu, who had lost his horses and was disturbed in his senses. Jayadratha saw what had happened and was extremely miserable. He made up his mind to run away toward the forest.
But Arjuna followed him and spoke: "With such valour, how did you think of abducting a woman by force? Turn around. Flight does not become you. Leaving your followers in the midst of an enemy, how can you run away?"
Jayadratha did not turn around.
Bhima suddenly rushed at him, exclaiming, "Stay! Stay!"
"Don't kill him," responded the compassionate Arjuna. Aranyaka Parva, Chapter 552