Bhārgava Rāma at Māhiṣmatī: Narmadā-stuti and the Challenge to Kārttavīryārjuna
कार्त्तवीर्यं नृपवरं शतकोटिनृपान्वितम् / सहस्राक्षौहिणीयुक्तं दृष्ट्वा बभूव ह
kārttavīryaṃ nṛpavaraṃ śatakoṭinṛpānvitam / sahasrākṣauhiṇīyuktaṃ dṛṣṭvā babhūva ha
Seeing Kārttavīrya, the foremost of kings, surrounded by countless rulers and attended by a thousand akṣauhiṇī armies, he was struck with awe.