Matsyapurana 175.8

175.8

te vadhyamānā balibhir dānavairjitakāśibhiḥ
viṣaṇṇavadanā devā jagmurārtiṃ parāṃ mṛdhe //

The demons began to hit the Devas by hurling clubs and huge rocks at them, which caused the valiant Devas, eager for victory, a great suffering and the Devas hurt with the weapons, with their heads powdered with clubs and their chests smashed by the demons, began to vomit blood The Devas could not do anything when they were entangled in a network of arrows by the demons Thus overpowered by the demons they could not do anything They could not use their arms and appeared like the dead acknowledging themselves beaten by their foe —7-11