Karṇa's Burden 11: karṇaḥ

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ime hi dainyena nimīlitekṣaṇā
muhuḥ skhalanto vivaśāsturaṅgamāḥ |
gajāśca saptacchadadānagandhino
nivedayantīva raṇe nivartanam || 11 ||

These horses, with eyes half-closed in dejection, / repeatedly stumbling and powerless, / and the elephants, smelling of the sap of saptacchada trees, / seem to announce a retreat from battle! || 11