The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 8.57.69

8.57.69

śarāndhakāre tu mahātmabhiḥ kṛte mahāmṛdhe yodhavaraiḥ parasparam |
babhurdaśāśā na divaṃ ca pārthiva prabhā ca sūryasya tamovṛtābhavat || 69 ||

Then the Kuru heroes and the Srinjayas, encountering one another with rage, slew one another with straight shafts of great energy, like the Asuras and the celestials in days of yore in great battle. Elephant-warriors and horsemen and car-warriors,--all chastisers of foes,--inspired with desire of victory or impatient of proceeding to heaven, fell fast on the field. Uttering loud shouts, they pierced one another vigorously with well-shot arrows. In consequence of those high-souled warriors of great courage shooting their arrows at one another in that dreadful battle and by that means causing a darkness there, the points of the compass, cardinal and subsidiary became enveloped in gloom and the very effulgence of the sun became totally shrouded.'"