Karna Parva 17.8
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Karna Parva Chapter 17 · Verse 8
Sanskrit Original
धनूंषि बाणनिषुधीर्धनाः पाणीन् भुजान् पाणिगतं च शस्त्रम्। छत्राणि केतूंस्तुरगान रथेषां वस्त्राणि माल्यान्यथ भूषणानि॥ चर्माणि वर्माणि मनोरमाणि प्रियाणि सर्वाणि शिरांसि चैव। र्बाणैः स्थितानामपराडमुखानाम्॥
Then the son of Pritha cut-off with his willshot arrows, the bows, the shafts, the quivers, the bow-strings, the hands, the arms, the weapons grasped in their hands, the umbrellas, the standards, swift horses, the shafts deposited in the cars, the clothes, the floral wreaths, the ornaments, the coats of mail, the shields, the heads, all of them most handsome and endearing, of the enemies, who stood in the field determined never to turn their backs towards their foes.