petuḥ śirāṁsi rathinām
aśvināṁ gajināṁ bhuvi
sa-kuṇḍala-kirīṭāni
soṣṇīṣāṇi ca koṭiśaḥ

 petuḥ - fell; śirāṁsi - the heads; rathinām - of those riding on chariots; aśvinām - of those riding horses; gajinām - of those riding elephants; bhuvi - to the ground; sa - with; kuṇḍala - earrings; kirīṭāni - and helmets; sa - with; uṣṇīṣāṇi - turbans; ca - and; koṭiśaḥ - by the millions.


Text

The heads of soldiers fighting on chariots, horses and elephants fell to the ground by the millions; some heads wore earrings and helmets, others turbans.

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