
Mahabharata (Gita Press) · Parva 7, Adhyaya 21, Shloka 32
Mahabharata (Gita Press) 7.21.32
नागानश्वान् पदातींक्ष रथिनो गजसादिन: । रौद्रा हस्तवता मुक्ता: प्रमथ्नन्ति सम सायका:
sañjaya uvāca | nāgān aśvān padātīṃś ca rathino gajasādinaḥ | raudrā hastavatā muktāḥ pramathnanti sma sāyakāḥ ||
Sañjaya said: The dreadful arrows, released by Droṇācārya with swift, masterful movements of the hand, were crushing and churning up the ranks—elephants, horses, foot-soldiers, chariot-warriors, and elephant-riders alike.