This army of yours that is now without a leader is like a night without the Moon or like a river that is dried up with all the trees on its banks broken by elephants.
नष्टचन्द्रा यथा रात्रि: सेनेयं हतनायका। नागभग्नद्रुमा शुष्का नदीवाकुलतां गता॥