Simhasanadvatrimshika 24.5

24.5

eke vai hanyamānā raṇabhuvi subhaṭā jīvahīnāḥ patanti,
eke mūrcchāṃ prapannāḥ syur api nijabalair utthitāḥ saṃbhavanti;
muñcante sāṭṭahāsaṃ nijanikṛtiparaṃ mānam ādyaṃ prasāda
smṛtvā, dhāvanti cā 'gre jitamaraṇabhayāḥ prauḍhim aṅge hi krtvā. || 5 ||

Some noble warriors indeed, being struck on the field of battle, fell lifeless; / some, having fallen into a swoon, rose up again by their own strength; / they burst into loud laughter, recalling their former honour rather than their own degradation / and their former favour, and they ran forward, having conquered the fear of death, displaying valour in their limbs. || 5