Thousands of elephants equipped according to rule, being pierced with numerous arrows. Lay prostrate on the field like so many mountains struck down by the thunder bolt. Then Arjuna careered over the field slaying horses, car-warriors and elephants. Like an elephant in rut crushing a forest of reeds.
शरैः सहस्रशोविद्धा विधिवत्कल्पिता द्विपाः॥ शेरते भूमिमासाद्य शैला वज्रहता इव। सवाजिरथमातङ्गान् निजन् व्यचरदर्जुनः॥ प्रभिन्न इव मातङ्गो मृद्गन् नलवनं यथा।