बलाहकादिसप्तसेनानायकप्रेषणम् (Dispatch of the Seven Commanders beginning with Balāhaka) / Lalitopākhyāna War Continuation
शक्तयो दैत्यशस्त्रौधैर्विद्धगात्राः सृतामृजः / सुपल्लवा रणे रेजुः कङ्कोललतिका इव
śaktayo daityaśastraudhairviddhagātrāḥ sṛtāmṛjaḥ / supallavā raṇe rejuḥ kaṅkolalatikā iva
Though their bodies were pierced by the mass of Daitya weapons and blood streamed forth, the Śaktis shone in battle like kaṅkola creepers lush with tender leaves.