गृध्रै: कङ्कैर्बकैरन्ये श्येनभासैस्तिमिङ्गिलै: । शरभैर्महिषै: खड्गैर्गोवृषैर्गवयारुणै: ॥ १० ॥ शिवाभिराखुभि: केचित् कृकलासै: शशैर्नरै: । बस्तैरेके कृष्णसारैर्हंसैरन्ये च सूकरै: ॥ ११ ॥ अन्ये जलस्थलखगै: सत्त्वैर्विकृतविग्रहै: । सेनयोरुभयो राजन्विविशुस्तेऽग्रतोऽग्रत: ॥ १२ ॥
grdhraih kankair bakair anye syena-bhasais timingilaih sarabhair mahisaih khadgair go-vrsair gavayarunaih sivabhir akhubhih kecit krkalasaih sasair naraih bastair eke krsna-sarair hamsair anye ca sukaraih anye jala-sthala-khagaih sattvair vikrta-vigrahaih senayor ubhayo rajan vivisus te ’grato ’gratah
- grdhraih
- on the backs of vultures
- kankaih
- on the backs of eagles
- bakaih
- on the backs of ducks
- anye
- others
- syena
- on the backs of hawks
- bhasaih
- on the backs of bhasas
- timingilaih
- on the backs of big fish known as timingilas
- sarabhaih
- on the backs of sarabhas
- mahisaih
- on the backs of buffalo
- khadgaih
- on the backs of rhinoceroses
- go
- on the backs of cows
- vrsaih
- on the backs of bulls
- gavaya-arunaih
- on the backs of gavayas and arunas
- sivabhih
- on the backs of jackals
- akhubhih
- on the backs of big rats
- kecit
- some persons
- krkalasaih
- on the backs of big lizards
- sasaih
- on the backs of big rabbits
- naraih
- on the backs of human beings
- bastaih
- on the backs of goats
- eke
- some
- krsna-saraih
- on the backs of black deer
- hamsaih
- on the backs of swans
- anye
- others
- ca
- also
- sukaraih
- on the backs of boars
- anye
- others
- jala-sthala-khagaih
- animals moving on the water, on land and in the sky
- sattvaih
- by creatures being used as vehicles
- vikrta
- are deformed
- vigrahaih
- by such animals whose bodies
- senayoh
- of the two parties of soldiers
- ubhayoh
- of both
- rajan
- O King
- vivisuh
- entered
- te
- all of them
- agratah agratah
- going forward face to face
O King, some soldiers fought on the backs of vultures, eagles, ducks, hawks and bhasa birds. Some fought on the backs of timingilas, which can devour huge whales, some on the backs of sarabhas, and some on buffalo, rhinoceroses, cows, bulls, jungle cows and arunas. Others fought on the backs of jackals, rats, lizards, rabbits, human beings, goats, black deer, swans and boars. In this way, mounted on animals of the water, land and sky, including animals with deformed bodies, both armies faced each other and went forward.