Shalya Parva 44.45
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shalya Parva Chapter 44 · Verse 45
Sanskrit Original
नानावृक्षभुजाः केचित् कटिशीर्षास्तथा परे॥ भुजङ्गभोगवदना नानागुल्मनिवासिनः। चीरसंवृतगात्राश्च नानाकनकवाससः॥ नानावेषधराश्चैव नानामाल्यानुलेपनाः। नानावस्त्रधराश्चैव चर्मवासस एव च॥ उष्णीषिणो मुकुटिनं सुग्रीवाश्च सुवर्चसः। किरीटिनः पञ्चशिखास्तथा काञ्चनमूर्धजाः॥ त्रिशिखा द्विशिखाश्चैव तथा सप्तशिखाः परे।
The arms of some resembled trees and the heads of some were on their lions. The faces of some were tapering like the bodies of snakes. Many amongst them lived in various kinds of plants and herbs. Some were clad in rags, some in various kinds of bones, some were diversely clad and some wore various sorts of garlands and diverse kinds of unguents. Dressed variously, some had skins or their robes. Some had head-gears; the brow of some were furrowed into lines the necks of some bore marks like those on conch-shells; some were highly effulgent. Some had diadems, some had five tufts of hair on their heads and the hair of some were very hard. Some had two tufts, some three and some seven.