Brihat Samhita
षण्णवतिः कालसुताः कबन्धसंज्ञाः कबन्धसंस्थानाः । पुण्ड्र अभयप्रदाः स्युर्विरूपताराश्च ते शिखिनः ॥ ११-२७ ॥
The comets that resemble a headless trunk are named Kabandha Ketus; they are the sons of Yama, are 96 in number and are without discs; when they appear there will be much fear all over the Earth.
english translation
SaNNavatiH kAlasutAH kabandhasaMjJAH kabandhasaMsthAnAH । puNDra abhayapradAH syurvirUpatArAzca te zikhinaH ॥ 11-27 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript