ध्वजैस् तत्रापविद्धैश् च कार्मुकैस् तोमरैस् तथा ॥
प्रासैस् तथा गदाभिश् च परिघैः कम्पनैस् तथा ॥
शक्तिभिः कवचैश् चित्रैः कणपैर् अङ्कुशैर् अपि ॥
निस्त्रिंशैर् विमलैश् चापि स्वर्णपुङ्खैः शरैस् तथा ॥
परिस्तोमैः कुथाभिश् च कम्बलैश् च महाधनैः ॥
भूर् भाति भरतश्रेष्ठ स्रग्दामैर् इव चित्रिता ॥
नराश्वकायैः पतितैर् दन्तिभिश् च महाहवे ॥
अगम्यरूपा पृथिवी मांसशोणितकर्दमा ॥
प्रशशाम रजो भौमं व्युक्षितं रणशोणितैः ॥
दिशश् च विमलाः सर्वाः संबभूवुर् जनेश्वर ॥
उत्थितान्य् अगणेयानि कबन्धानि समन्ततः ॥
चिह्नभूतानि जगतो विनाशार्थाय भारत ॥
तस्मिन् युद्धे महारौद्रे वर्तमाने सुदारुणे ॥
प्रत्यदृश्यन्त रथिनो धावमानाः समन्ततः ॥
dhvajais tatrāpaviddhaiś ca kārmukais tomarais tathā ||
prāsais tathā gadābhiś ca parighaiḥ kampanais tathā ||
śaktibhiḥ kavacaiś citraiḥ kaṇapair aṅkuśair api ||
nistriṃśair vimalaiś cāpi svarṇapuṅkhaiḥ śarais tathā ||
paristomaiḥ kuthābhiś ca kambalaiś ca mahādhanaiḥ ||
bhūr bhāti bharataśreṣṭha sragdāmair iva citritā ||
narāśvakāyaiḥ patitair dantibhiś ca mahāhave ||
agamyarūpā pṛthivī māṃsaśoṇitakardamā ||
praśaśāma rajo bhaumaṃ vyukṣitaṃ raṇaśoṇitaiḥ ||
diśaś ca vimalāḥ sarvāḥ saṃbabhūvur janeśvara ||
utthitāny agaṇeyāni kabandhāni samantataḥ ||
cihnabhūtāni jagato vināśārthāya bhārata ||
tasmin yuddhe mahāraudre vartamāne sudāruṇe ||
pratyadṛśyanta rathino dhāvamānāḥ samantataḥ ||
With banners cast down there, with bows and tomaras, with spears and maces, with parighas and kampanas, with shaktis and many-colored armor, with kanapas and ankushas, with bright, unstained swords, with gold-feathered arrows, with coverings, saddle-cloths, and costly blankets, the earth, O best of the Bharatas, seemed adorned as if with garlands. But with the fallen bodies of men, horses, and elephants in the great battle, the earth became almost impassable, miry with flesh and blood. The dust of the earth, drenched with the blood of battle, settled, and all the directions grew clear again, O lord of men. Everywhere countless headless trunks rose up, becoming omens of destruction for the world, O Bharata. While that most dreadful and terrible battle went on, charioteers were seen running about in every direction.
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When the dust settles, clarity brings not relief but a still more terrible sight. Ornaments, weapons, and bodies lie together, showing how the brilliance of kshatriya glory is mingled with flesh and blood.