Those dreadful Rākşasa hosts, possessed of dreadful prowess and energy, were seen-with ensigns and banners; excellent swords and parasvadhas,* (A platoon consisting of one chariot, one elephant, three horse and five foot.) terrific steeds and cars and elephants rife with paths,* (A kind of sword.) and flaming darts and clubs and scimitars and präsas and tomaras and bows; bearing blazing prāsas; ringing with the tinklings of hundreds of balls; with their arms encased in golden networks; flourishing axes; whirling their mighty weapons, fixing shafts on their bows; making the air swoon away with the perfumes of their wreaths; extremely terrific; swarming with heroes; sending out sounds like those of the sea.
पताकाध्वजसंयुक्तमुत्तमासिपरश्वधम्। भीमाश्वरथमातंग नानापत्तिसमाकुलम्॥ दीप्तशूलगदाखड्गप्रासतोमरकार्मुकम्। तद्राक्षसबलं भीमं घोरविक्रमपौरुषम्॥ ददृशे ज्वलितप्रासं किङ्किणीशतनादितम्। हेमजालाचितभुजं व्यावेष्टितपरश्वधम्॥ व्याघूर्णितमहाशस्त्रं बाणसंसक्तकार्मुकम्। गन्धमाल्यमधूत्सेकसंमोदितमहानिलम्॥