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ŚB 11.30.20

Devanagari

शरेषु हीयमानेषु भज्यमानेसु धन्वसु ।
शस्‍त्रेषु क्षीयमानेषु मुष्टिभिर्जह्रुरेरका: ॥ २० ॥

Text

śareṣu hīyamāneṣu
bhajyamāneṣu dhanvasu
śastreṣu kṣīyamāneṣu
muṣṭibhir jahrur erakāḥ

Synonyms

śareṣu — the arrows; hīyamāneṣu — as they became depleted; bhajyamāneṣu — as they became broken; dhanvasu — the bows; śastreṣu — the missile weapons; kṣīyamāneṣu — as they were used up; muṣṭibhiḥ — with their fists; jahruḥ — they seized; erakāḥ — cane stalks.

Translation

When all their bows had been broken and their arrows and other missiles spent, they seized the tall stalks of cane with their bare hands.