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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.50.24
nirbhinna-kumbhāḥ kariṇo nipetur
anekaśo 'śvāḥ śara-vṛkṇa-kandharāḥ
rathā hatāśva-dhvaja-sūta-nāyakāḥ
padāyataś chinna-bhujoru-kandharāḥ
SYNONYMS
nirbhinna — split; kumbhāḥ — the protuberances of their foreheads; kariṇaḥ — elephants; nipetuḥ — fell; anekaśaḥ — many at a time; aśvāḥ — horses; śara — by the arrows; vṛkṇa — severed; kandharāḥ — whose necks; rathāḥ — chariots; hata — struck; aśva — whose horses; dhvaja — flags; sūta — drivers; nāyakāḥ — and masters; padāyataḥ — foot soldiers; chinna — cut; bhuja — whose arms; ūru — thighs; kandharāḥ — and shoulders.
TRANSLATION
Elephants fell to the ground, their foreheads split open, cavalry horses fell with severed necks, chariots fell with their horses, flags, drivers and masters all shattered, and foot soldiers collapsed with severed arms, thighs and shoulders.
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