पताकयावधूताश्च हताः केचित्सहस्रशः । केचिद्धंटारवत्रस्ताश्छिन्नभिन्नहृदोऽपतन्
patākayāvadhūtāśca hatāḥ kecitsahasraśaḥ | keciddhaṃṭāravatrastāśchinnabhinnahṛdo'patan
Some, scattered and swept away like banners, were slain by the thousands; others, terrified by the clangor of bells, fell down with hearts split and shattered.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Scene: Thousands fall as if wind-tossed banners; the battlefield trembles with bell-clamor that terrifies survivors, who collapse clutching shattered chests amid dust and torn standards.
When divine justice moves, fear and inner collapse overcome those rooted in violence.
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