Matsya Purana 148.62.4

148.62.4

mahiṣaḥ kuñjaro meghaḥ kālanemirnimistathā.. 148.43
mathano jambhakaḥ śumbho daityendrā daśa nāyakāḥ.
anye'pi śataśastasya pṛthivī dalana kṣamāḥ .. 148.44
daityendrā girivarṣmāṇaḥ santi caṇḍaparākramāḥ.
nānāyudhapraharaṇā nānāśastrāstrapāragāḥ 148.45
tārakasyābhavat ketū raudraḥ kanakabhūṣaṇa.
ketunā makareṇāpi senānīrgrasano'rihā .. 148.46
paiśācaṃ yasya vadanaṃ jambhasyāsīdayomayam.
svaraṃ vidhūtalāṅgūlaṃ kujambhasyābhavad dhvaje .. 148.47
mahiṣasya tu gomāyuṅketorhaimaṃ tadā bhavat.
dhvāṅkṣaṃ dhvajetu śumbhasya kṛṣṇāyomayamucchritam .. 148.48
anekākāravinyāsāścānyeṣāntu dhvajāstathā.
śatena śīghravegānāṃ vyāghrāṇāṃ hemamālinām .. 148.49
grasanasya ratho yukto kiṅkiṇī jālamālinām.
śatenāpi ca siṃhānāṃ ratho jambhasya durjayaḥ .. 148.50
kujambhasya ratho yuktaḥ piśācavadanaiḥ kharaiḥ.
rathastu mahiṣasyoṣṭrairgajasya tu turaṅgamaiḥ.. 148.51
meghasya dvīpibhirbhīmaiḥ kuñjaraiḥ kālaneminaḥ.
parvatābhaiḥ samārūḍho nimirmattairmahāgajaiḥ .. 148.52
caturdantairgandhavadbhiḥ śikṣitairmeghabhairavaiḥ.
śatahastāyate kṛṣṇe turaṅgairhemabhūṣaṇaiḥ .. 148.53
sitacāmarajālena śobhite dakṣiṇāṃ diśam.
sitacandana cārvaṅgo nānāpuṣpasrajojjvalaḥ .. 148.54
mathano nāma daityendraḥ pāśahasto vyarājata.
jambhakaḥ kiṅkiṇījāla mālamuṣṭraṃ samāsthitaḥ ..148.55
kālaśuklamahāmeṣamārūḍhaḥ śumbhadānavaḥ.
anve'pi dānavā vīrā nānā vāhanagāmiṇaḥ..148.56
pracaṇḍacitrakarmāṇaḥ kuṇḍaloṣṇīṣabhūṣaṇāḥ.
nānāvidhottarāsaṅgā nānāmālyavibhūṣaṇāḥ .. 148.57
nānāsugandhigandhāḍhyā nānābandijanastutāḥ.

The golden banner of Tarakâsura was highly awe-inspiring, that of Grasana bore the symbol of alligator and fish, that of Jambha was made of iron-faced Pisacha, the symbols of an ass with a moving tail was on the banner of Kujambha, and then was a lofty iron crow in the banner of Sumbha. Similarly there were various kinds of symbols on the banners of other Daityas. A hundred swift-running tigers adorned with golden garlands, were yoked to the chariot of Grasana; Jambha also occupied a similar invincible chariot carried by a hundred lions. Many asses were yoked to the chariot of Kujambha; camels to that of Mahisasura and horses in the chariot of Kunjara (Gajâsura)—45-51.

The chariot of Megha was drawn by many terrible rhinoceros; that of Kâlanemi by innumerable elephants and that of Nimi, by many mountain-like mad elephants. The Daityas ascended their respective chariots. The elephants were emitting juices from their temples, four-teethed, one hundred hands in measurement, well-trained, and terrible like clouds, the horses were brightly decorated with golden ornaments. The demon Mathana seated himself on the south side with a noose in his hands in a chariot decorated with a white flyflap and beautifully perforated work and floral garlands and his body decked in the sweet-scented sandal paste. Jambhaka took his seat on a camel decorated with bells and garlands. Sumbha seated himself on a big sheep-coloured white and black. Besides them many other valiant warriors marched, seated on their respective conveyances. Those great Asuras were all furious, daring, and of wonderful deeds—52-56.

The army was under the command of the following ten chief Daityas viz., Jambha, Kujambha, Mahisa, Kunjara, Megha, Kalanemi, Mathana, Jambhaka, Nimi and Sumbha. Besides them there were other valiant Daityas to work as their lieutenants. Thus the huge army moved on. Besides these, hundreds of other ferocious and violent chiefs of the Dânavas looking like mountains marched with the forces. The ferocious demons were armed with various kinds of weapons, and they were very skilful in using them—42-44.

In front of that awfully arrayed army wearing earrings, various kinds of upper garments, highly perfumed garlands, followed by bards, exquisitely invigorating music began to play. The army excited by heroic words and pride-inspiring songs of the bards relating the deeds of their ancestors, assumed a most formidable aspect. The Daityas were foremost and all were ‘Maharathas’ (great warriors). That army of the demons agitated with chariots, ferocious horses and elephants and banners got ready to fight the Devas and looked terrible—57-59.