Kārttavīrya-vadha (Death of Karttavīrya) / Bhārgava Rāma’s Battle with the King’s Sons
क्रन्दन्ति शस्त्रैः क्षतविक्षताङ्गा गायन्ति यद्वत्किल गीतविज्ञाः / एवं प्रवृत्तं नृपयुद्धमण्डलं पश्यन्ति देवा भृशविस्मिताक्षः
krandanti śastraiḥ kṣatavikṣatāṅgā gāyanti yadvatkila gītavijñāḥ / evaṃ pravṛttaṃ nṛpayuddhamaṇḍalaṃ paśyanti devā bhṛśavismitākṣaḥ
Those whose limbs were cut and torn by weapons cried out, yet sang as though they were masters of song; thus the gods beheld the kings’ circle of battle as it raged on, their eyes filled with astonishment.