Shalya Parva 44.44
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shalya Parva Chapter 44 · Verse 44
Sanskrit Original
स्थूलोदरा: कृशाङ्गाश्च स्थूलाङ्गाश्च कृशोदराः॥ ह्रस्वग्रीवा महाकर्णा नानाव्यालविभूषणाः। नकुलोलूकवकनाश्च काकवक्त्रास्तथा परे। आखुबभ्रुकवकनाश्च मयूरवदनास्तथा॥ गजेन्द्रचर्मवसनास्तथा कृष्णाजिनाम्बराः॥ स्कन्धेमुखा महाराज तथाप्युदरतोमुखाः। पृष्ठेमुखा हनुमुखास्तथा जङ्घामुखा अपि॥ पार्थाननाश्च बहवो नानादेशमुखास्तथा। तथा कीटपतङ्गानां सदृशास्या गणेश्वराः॥ नानाव्यालमुखाश्चान्ये बहुबाहुशिरोधराः।
Some had large and protruding stomachs but other limbs very lean; some had large limbs but lean stomachs. The necks of some were very short and the ears of some were very Jarge. Some had various kinds of snakes for their ornaments. Some were clad in skins of large elephants. And some in black deer-skins. The mouths of some were on their shoulders. Some had mouths on their stomachs, some on their backs, some on their cheeks, some on their calves and some on their flanks and the mouths of many were placed on other parts of their bodies. The faces of some amongst those combatants were like those of insects and worms. The mouths of some amongst them were like those of various beasts of prey. Some had many arms and some many heads.