Having lost their arms and necks and having appeared like Kabandhas (a sort of headless ghosts), the Danavas fell (down into the sea) with fearful cries.
ते निकृत्तभुजस्कन्धाः कवन्धाकृतिदर्शनाः। नदन्तो भैरवान् नादान् निपतन्ति स्म दानवाः॥