Shloka 53
भीष्मस्य मध्याह्नयुद्धवर्णनम् / Mid-day Battle Description: Bhīṣma Engaged by the Pāñcālas
पतितान् विविधांश्षापांश्रित्रान् हेमपरिष्कृतान् । कुथा बहुविधाकाराश्चामरान् व्यजनानि च,नाना प्रकारके विचित्र एवं स्वर्णभूषित धनुष गिरे हुए थे। हाथीकी पीठपर बिछाये जानेवाले भाँति-भाँतिके कम्बल तथा चँँवर और व्यजन भी यत्र-तत्र गिरे दिखायी देते थे
sañjaya uvāca |
patitān vividhān śāpān śritrān hemapariṣkṛtān |
kuthā bahuvidhākārāś cāmarān vyajanāni ca ||
Sañjaya said: “Scattered about were many fallen weapons and implements—variously fashioned, richly adorned with gold—along with diverse coverings (as used on elephants’ backs), and also yak-tail whisks and fans. The battlefield appeared strewn with the trappings of royal power, now cast down amid the ruin of war.”
संजय उवाच