and some had no flesh, O Bharata!  And some, O king, had no heads, and some, O Bharata, had faces like those of bears.  The eyes of some were like fire, and some had fiery complexions.  The hair on the heads and bodies of some were blazing and some had four arms, and some, O king, had faces like those of sheep and goats.  The colour of some was like that of conchs, and some had faces that resembled conchs, and the ears of some were like conchs, some wore garlands made of conchs, and the voices of some resembled the blare of conchs.  Some had matted locks on their heads, and some had five tufts of hair, and some had heads that were bald.  Some had lean stomachs; some had four teeth, some had four tongues, some had ears straight as arrows and some had diadems on their brows.  Some had strings of grass on their bodies, O monarch, and some had curly hair.  Some had head-gears made of cloth, some had coronets, some had beautiful faces, and some were adorned with ornaments.  Some had ornaments made of lotuses, and some were decked with flowers.  They numbered in hundreds and thousands.

Some were armed with shataghnis, some with thunder, and some had mushalas in their hands.  Some had bhushundis, some had nooses, and some had maces in their hands, O Bharata!  On the backs of some were slung quivers containing excellent shafts, and all were fierce in battle.  Some had standards with banners and bells, and some were armed with battle-axes.  Some had large nooses in their uplifted arms, and some had clubs and bludgeons.  Some had stout posts in their hands, some had scimitars, and some had snakes with erect heads for their diadems.  Some had large snakes (wound round their upper arms) for angadas, and some had beautiful ornaments on their persons.  Some were begrimed with dust, some smutted with mire, and all were attired in white robes and white garments.  The limbs of some were blue, while others had limbs that were tawny.  And some there were that were beardless.  Those beings, called companions, possessed of golden complexions, and filled with joy, played upon drums and horns and cymbals and jharjharas and anakas and gomukhas.  And some sang and some danced about uttering loud sounds, and some leapt forward and cut capers and jumped sideways.  Endued with great fleetness, they ran about most fiercely, the hair on their heads waving in the air, like huge elephants infuriated with passion and frequently uttering loud roars.  Terrible, and of frightful mien and armed with lances and battle-axes, they were attired in robes of diverse hues and decked with beautiful garlands and unguents.  Adorned with angadas decked with gems, and with uplifted arms, they were endued with great courage.  Capable of forcibly slaying all foes, they were irresistible in prowess.  Drinkers of blood and fat and other animal matter, they subsisted on the flesh and entrails of animals.  Some had their locks tied in tall tufts above their heads.  Some had single tufts on their heads; some had rings