An awful river like the Vaitarani itself difficult of being tided over, was created there by many best of car-warriors. Its waters were formed by the blood of slain creatures. Chariots formed the rafts on which to cross it; elephants constituted its rocks and the heads of men formed its pebbles. It was muddy with the flesh of slain elephants, men and horses. Various kinds of weapons constituted the garlands floating on it. That dreadful current of blood flowed through the middle of the field of battle carrying with it living being to the doleful abodes of Death.
शरीरसंघातवहा ह्यसृग्जला रथोडुपा कुञ्जरशैलसङ्कटा। मनुष्यशीर्षोपलमांसकर्दमा प्रविद्धनानाविधशस्त्रमालिनी॥ भयावहा वैतरणीव दुस्तरा प्रवर्तिता योधवरैस्तदा नदी। उवाह मध्येन रणाजिरे भृशं भयावहा जीवमृतप्रवाहिनी॥