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JAIN JOURNAL VOL-XLV, NO. I-IV JULY.-JUNE 10-11
narendramajjocchṛtamanasapańka,
prabhūtarakṣogaṇabhūtasevitā
śiraḥkapālākulakeśaśādvalā,
śarīrasanghātasahasravāhinī
viśīrṇanānākavacormisaṁkulā,
narāścanāgāsthinikṛtaśarkarā
śvakamkaśālāvṛkagrdhra
kravyādasanaghaiśca tarakṣubhiśca
upetakūlām dadṛśurmanuṣyāḥ,
karuṇām mahāvaitaraṇīprakāśam
In the 16th and 18th slokas of the 70th chapter of Bhismaparva Sanjaya says. Torsos were standing, blood was flowing like water. Kings were roaming around battlefield to kill each other, elephants whose mahavatas had been killed, as well as the horses whose riders had been killed were running all over on account of their wounds received from the arrows:--
utthiteşu kabandheṣu sarvataḥ śonitodake, samare paryadhāvanta nṛpā ripu vadhodyataḥ śarasaktigadabhiste khadgaiścāmitatejasā, nijaghnuḥ samrae anyonyam śūra parighabāhavaḥ vabhramum kurānścatra śrairvidhām nirankuśā aśvāśca paryadhāvanta hatārohā diso daśa.
In 46th and 47th slokas of 94th chapter of Bhismaparva Sanjay said: O, King, your army fled towards the cantonment. I and Devavrata Bhisma repeatedly called "Brave soldiers do not run, but fight. This is only illusion of Ghatotkaca. But they ran away on the fear of unconsiousness".
tad dṛṣṭvā tāvakam sainyam vidrutam śiviram prati, mama prākrośato rājan stthā Devavratasya ca, yubhyadhvam mā palāyadhvam māyeṣā rākṣasi rane, Ghatotkacapramukteti nātiṣṭhanta vimohitaḥ"
