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ततः शरौघैर्निशितैः किरीटिना नृदेहशस्त्रक्षतलोहितोदा । नदी सुघोरा नरदेहफेना प्रवर्तिता तत्र रणाजिरे वै॥६-५५-१२१॥
Then, by the diademed one’s sharpened torrents of arrows, there arose on that field of engagement a highly dreadful ‘river’—its water blood from weapon-inflicted wounds, its foam the bodies of men.
english translation
वेगेन सातीव पृथुप्रवाहा प्रसुस्रुता भैरवारावरूपा । परेतनागाश्वशरीररोधा नरान्त्रमज्जाभृतमांसपङ्का॥६-५५-१२२॥
Rushing with force, broad in current, it flowed forth—terrifying in appearance and sound—obstructed by the bodies of fallen elephants and horses, with mire of flesh filled with human entrails and marrow.
english translation
प्रभूतरक्षोगणभूतसेविता शिरःकपालाकुलकेशशाद्वला । शरीरसंघातसहस्रवाहिनी विशीर्णनानाकवचोर्मिसंकुला॥६-५५-१२३॥
Attended by hosts of rākṣasas and bhūtas, with ‘grass’ of hair and a confusion of heads and skulls, carrying thousands of heaps of bodies, it was crowded with ‘waves’ of shattered and varied armors.
english translation
नराश्वनागास्थिनिकृत्तशर्करा विनाशपातालवती भयावहा । तां कङ्कमालावृतगृध्रकह्वैः क्रव्यादसंघैश्च तरक्षुभिश्च॥६-५५-१२४॥
With gravel of severed bones of men, horses, and elephants, like an underworld of destruction and fear-inducing, it was surrounded by flocks of herons and resounding vultures, as well as groups of carrion-eaters and hyenas.
english translation
उपेतकूलां ददृशुः समन्तात्क्रूरां महावैतरणीप्रकाशाम् । प्रवर्तितामर्जुनबाणसंघैर्मेदोवसासृक्प्रवहां सुभीमाम्॥६-५५-१२५॥
On every side they beheld a cruel river, its banks close at hand, resembling the great Vaitaraṇī—set in motion by volleys of Arjuna’s arrows—terrifying, and flowing with fat, marrow, and blood.
english translation