34 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 10

bastair eke krsna-sdrair
hamsair anye ca sitkaraih

anye jala-sthala-khagaih
sattvair vikrta-vigrahaih

senayor ubhayo rdjan
vivisus te ‘grato ‘gratah

grdhraih—on the backs of vultures; kartkaih—on the backs of eagles;
bakaih—on the backs of ducks; anye—others; syena—on the backs of
hawks; bhdsaih—on the backs of bhdsas; timirngilaih—on the backs of
big fish known as timirgilas; sarabhaih—on the backs of sarabhas;
mahisaih—on the backs of buffalo; khadgaih—on the backs of
rhinoceroses; go—on the backs of cows; vrsaih—on the backs of bulls;
gavaya-arunaih—on the backs of gavayas and arunas; sivabhih—on
the backs of jackals; Gkhubhih—on the backs of big rats; kecit—some
persons; krkaldsaih—on the backs of big lizards; sasaih—on the backs
of big rabbits; naraih—on the backs of human beings; bastaih—on the
backs of goats; eke—some; krsna-sdraih—on the backs of black deer;
hamsaih—on the backs of swans; anye—others; ca—also; sikaraih—
on the backs of boars; anye—others; jala-sthala-khagaih—animals
moving on the water, on land and in the sky; sattvaih—by creatures
being used as vehicles; vikrta—are deformed; vigrahaih—by such
animals whose bodies; senayoh—of the two parties of soldiers;
ubhayoh—of both; rajan—O King; vivisuh—entered; te—all of them;
agratah agratah—going forward face to face.

TRANSLATION

O King, some soldiers fought on the backs of vultures, eagles,
ducks, hawks and bhasa birds. Some fought on the backs of
timingilas, which can devour huge whales, some on the backs of
Sarabhas, and some on buffalo, rhinoceroses, cows, bulls, jungle
cows and arunas. Others fought on the backs of jackals, rats,
lizards, rabbits, human beings, goats, black deer, swans and boars.
In this way, mounted on animals of the water, land and sky, in-
cluding animals with deformed bodies, both armies faced each
other and went forward.
