Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 11: General History

Chapter 30: The Disappearance of the Yadu Dynasty. Text 20

Å›areá¹£u hÄ«yamÄeá¹£u
bhajyamÄnesu dhanvasu
Å›astreá¹£u kṣīyamÄneá¹£u
muṣṭibhir jahrur erakÄḥ

 Å›areá¹£u - the arrows; hÄ«yamÄneá¹£u - as they became depleted; bhajyamÄneá¹£u - as they became broken; dhanvasu - the bows; Å›astreá¹£u - the missile weapons; kṣīyamÄneá¹£u - as they were used up; muṣṭibhiḥ - with their fists; jahruḥ - they seized; erakÄḥ - cane stalks.


Text

When all their bows had been broken and their arrows and other missiles spent, they seized the tall stalks of cane with their bare hands.

Purport