Horsemen, covered with blood of the Pandava army then, determined upon fighting and prepared to sacrifice their lives, said-"It is no longer possible to fight here on cars; how much more difficult it is then to fight here on elephants against elephants.
अश्वारोहाच पाण्डूनामब्रुवन् रुधिरोक्षिताः॥ भूमौ निपतिताश्चान्ये बहवो विजयैषिणः। तत्र तत्र व्यदृश्यन्त पुरुषाः शूरमानिनः॥ सुसंनिकृष्टे संग्रामे भूयिष्ठे त्यक्तजीविताः। न हि शक्यं स्थैर्योधं कुत एव महागजैः॥ रथानेव रथा यान्तु कुञ्जराः कुञ्जरानपि।