Thereupon the battle became most dreadful, as numerous horses, men and elephants were continually slaughtered. Then, again, a large number of them, highly afflicted with the arrows and struck with terror, fled away from the field of battle,
निष्कैवल्यं तदा युद्धं प्रापुरश्वनरद्विपाः। हन्यमानाः शरैरार्तास्तदा भीताः प्रदुद्रुवः॥