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अञ्जनो वामनश्चैव महापद्मश्च सुप्रभः । त्रय एते महानागा राक्षसैः समधिष्ठिताः॥६-६०-५१॥
Añjana, Vāmana, and Mahāpadma with Suprabha—these great elephants, three in number—were occupied and directed by rākṣasas.
english translation
महाकायास्त्रिधा राजन्प्रस्रवन्तो मदं बहु । तेजोवीर्यबलोपेता महाबलपराक्रमाः॥६-६०-५२॥
Massive in body, O King, and arrayed in three groups, they poured forth abundant rut-fluid; endowed with radiance, vigor, and strength, they possessed great force and driving momentum.
english translation
घटोत्कचस्तु स्वं नागं चोदयामास तं ततः । सगजं भगदत्तं तु हन्तुकामः परंतपः॥६-६०-५३॥
Then Ghaṭotkaca urged on his own elephant, intent on slaying Bhagadatta together with his elephant—he, the afflicter of adversaries.
english translation
ते चान्ये चोदिता नागा राक्षसैस्तैर्महाबलैः । परिपेतुः सुसंरब्धाश्चतुर्दंष्ट्राश्चतुर्दिशम् । भगदत्तस्य तं नागं विषाणैस्तेऽभ्यपीडयन्॥६-६०-५४॥
And the other elephants, driven on by those mighty rākṣasas, rushed about in agitation to the four quarters, four-tusked; and with their tusks they pressed hard upon Bhagadatta’s elephant.
english translation
संपीड्यमानस्तैर्नागैर्वेदनार्तः शरातुरः । सोऽनदत्सुमहानादमिन्द्राशनिसमस्वनम्॥६-६०-५५॥
Crushed by those elephants, distressed by pain and stricken by arrows, it uttered a very great cry, like the sound of Indra’s thunderbolt.
english translation