Then mounting their chariot the rattle of which was like the muttering of clouds, whose bright colour was like the mid-day sun of autumn, which was decorated with flags and standards, which was white in colour like the snow, the moon, the conch or crystal, whose horses were like those of Indra, those two foremost of men Krishna and Arjuna, who were energetic like great Indra himself who were embellished with gold, pearls, gems, diamonds and corals and who were effulgent like fire or the sun, moved on the battle-field with great force like Vishnu and Indra seated on the same car.
ततो रथेनाम्बुदवृन्दनादिना शरन्नभोमध्यदिवाकरार्चिषा। तपाकिना भीमनिनादकेतुना हिमेन्दुशङ्खस्फटिकारभासिना॥ महेन्द्रवाहप्रितमेन तावुभौ महेन्द्रवीर्यप्रतिमानपौरुषौ। रलंकृतावप्रतिमेन रंहसा॥ नरोत्तमौ केशवपाण्डुनन्दनौ तदाहितावग्निदिवाकराविव। रणाजिरे वीतभयौ विरेजतुः समानयानाविव विष्णुवासवौ॥