As if a second one had come, the night they reckoned then. The Kauravas could not be told apart, nor the Panchalas, nor the Pandavas, nor the directions, nor the sky, nor the earth, nor level nor uneven ground. Whoever fell into their hands — whether enemies or their own men — the men seeking victory struck down then in battle. But from the raising of the dust, and from the pouring out of blood, and from the swiftness of the wind, the earthly dust settled. There elephants, horses, warriors, charioteers, and foot soldiers...