hopeful that another elephant from the Pandava side would come for his rescue in the meanwhile. But when he got underneath the elephant for the second time, hiding in between its legs, the Kaurava army thought he had been slain by the beast. Yudhishthira, Bhima's elder brother, was struck in grief and urged his forces to destroy Bhagadatta and Supratika. The king of Dasarna charged against them. In the great battle that took place between Supratika and Dasarna's elephant, Supratika crushed Dasarna's elephant to death. Utilising his time, Bhima emerged from beneath Supratika and fled. The Pandava army was relieved when they saw Bhima alive. Supratika was later killed the same day, by Arjuna's arrows. Arjuna, a while later, also killed Bhagadutta. References Hindu legendary creatures Mythological elephants Elephants in Indian culture Elephants in Hinduism