Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 8


Sanskrit:

रथिनो रथिभिस्तत्र पत्तिभि: सह पत्तय: ।हया हयैरिभाश्चेभै: समसज्जन्त संयुगे ॥ ८ ॥

ITRANS:

rathino rathibhis tatrapattibhiḥ saha pattayaḥhayā hayair ibhāś cebhaiḥsamasajjanta saṁyuge

Translation:

On that battlefield, the charioteers fought with the opposing charioteers, the infantry soldiers with the opposing infantry, the soldiers on horseback with the opposing soldiers on horseback, and the soldiers on the backs of elephants with the enemy soldiers on elephants. In this way, the fighting took place between equals.

Purport: