Duryodhana rode on a lotus-complexioned elephant with its temples rent, adorned with a golden Kaksha and clad in steel armour. He was in the very centre of the Kurus. He was being adored by eulogists and bards.
दुर्योधनो हस्तिनं पद्मवर्णं सुवर्णकक्षं जालवन्तं प्रभिन्नम्। समास्थितो मध्यगतः कुरूणां संस्तूयमानो वन्दिभिर्मागधैश्च॥