Shloka 16
पाण्डवसेनानायकाभिषेकः तथा बलरामागमन-उपदेशः | Appointment of Pandava Commanders and Balarama’s Counsel
यथा रथास्तथा नागा बद्धकक्षा: स्वलंकृता: । बभूवु: सप्तपुरुषा रत्नवन्त इवाद्रय:,जिस प्रकार रथ सजाये गये थे, उसी प्रकार हाथियोंको भी स्वर्णमालाओंसे सुसज्जित किया गया था। उन सबको रस्सोंसे कसा गया था। उनपर सात-सात पुरुष बैठे हुए थे, जिससे वे हाथी रत्नयुक्त पर्वतोंके समान जान पड़ते थे
yathā rathās tathā nāgā baddhakakṣāḥ svalankṛtāḥ | babhūvuḥ saptapuruṣā ratnavanta ivādrayaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Just as the chariots had been arrayed and adorned, so too the elephants were splendidly decorated with garlands of gold and tightly bound with girths and straps. With seven men seated upon each, those elephants looked like mountains studded with jewels.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच