Full fourteen thousand high famed mighty car-warriors of illustrious extraction, ready to sacrifice their lives in battle, and unretreating and heroic, and owner of standards adorned with gold, all belonging to the race of the Chedis, the Kashis and Karushas, confronting the heroic Bhishma who them appeared like Death himself worth mouth wide open, were swiftly dispatched to the other world with all their cars, elephants and chargers. There was not a single mighty car-warrior, O king, among the Somakas,
चेदिकाशिकरूषाणां सहस्राणि चतुर्दशा महारथाः समाख्याताः कुलपुत्रास्तनुत्यजः॥ अपरावर्तिनः शूराः सुवर्णविकृतध्वजाः। संग्रामे भीष्मपासाद्य सवाजिरथकुञ्जराः॥ जग्मुस्ते परलोकाय व्यादितास्यमिवान्तकम्। न तत्रासीद् रणे राजन् सोमकानां महारथः॥