Bhishma Parva 55.38
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Bhishma Parva Chapter 55 · Verse 38
Sanskrit Original
छिन्नांश्च तोमरान् राजन् महामात्यशिरांसि च॥ परिस्तोमान् विचित्रांश्च कक्ष्याश्च कनकोज्ज्वलाः। चैवेयाण्यथ शक्तीश्च पताकाः कणपांस्तथा॥ तूणीरानथ यन्त्राणि विचित्राणि धनूंषि च। भिन्दिपालानि शुभ्राणि तोत्राणि चाकुशैः सह॥ घण्टाश्च विविधा राजन् हेमग स्त्सरूनपि। पततः पातितांश्चैव पश्यामः सह सादिभिः॥ छिन्नगात्रावरकरैनिहतैश्चापि वारणैः। आसीद् भूमिः समास्तार्णा पतितैर्भूधरैरिव॥
O king, broken lances, heads of elephantsdrivers, beautiful housing of elephants, chords as shining as gold, collars darts, mallets, quivers, various kinds of machines, beautiful bows, short arrows with polished heads, hooks and screws various sorts of bells and belts decked with gold, these were seen falling or already fallen on the field of battle. With elephants having the fore parts and hind parts of their bodies and trunks cut off or entirely killed, the battle field appeared to be strewn with fallen cliffs.