The lotus-complexioned Ashvatthama ever ready for emergency marched at the very head of all the troops with his standard hat bore the device of a lion's tail.
पद्मवर्णस्त्वनीकानां सर्वेषामग्रतः स्थितः॥ अश्वत्थामा ययौ यत्तः सिंहलाङ्गलकेतुना।