Then in that carnage, elephants fell down uttering distressful roars, being pierced or in the act of being pierced with lances, swords and battle axes.
ताडितास्ताड्यमानाश्च तोमरट्रिपरश्वधैः। पेतुरार्तस्वनं कृत्वा तदा विशसने गजा॥