With six thousand highly infuriated elephants, all potent smiters, those heroes began to protect Ghatotkacha that foremost of the Rakshasas.
कुञ्जरैश्च सदा मत्तैः षट्सहस्रैः प्रहारिभिः। अभ्यरक्षन्त सहिता राक्षसेन्द्रं घटोत्कचम्॥