‘Not to me. Anyway, you’ll be able to ask him yourself,’ answered Sanjaya. Then he left them.
‘Well...’ Charvaka muttered to himself for a moment, and then continued with his account. ‘Where was I? Ah, yes... In the end Krishna advised Bhima on a special tactic to overcome the king.’
‘Sorry to interrupt, sire, but... should I broach the subject with Karna, or will you?’
‘It seems to me that you will, my boy. May I continue?... The following evening, towards the end of the time allotted to the fighting, Bhima was able to grab hold of both the king’s ankles. Before Jara could kick himself free, Bhima started to turn, whirling around and around until Jara was well clear of the ground. Bhima was turning so fast that Jara could not bend his body to reach him with his arms. The blood rushing
