# SB 8.10.9 > उष्ट्रैः केचिदिभैः केचिदपरे युयुधुः खरैः > केचिद्गौरमुखैरृक्षैर्द्वीपिभिर्हरिभिर्भटाः ॥९॥ ## Text > uṣṭraiḥ kecid ibhaiḥ kecid > apare yuyudhuḥ kharaiḥ > kecid gaura-mukhair ṛkṣair > dvīpibhir haribhir bhaṭāḥ ## Synonyms *uṣṭraiḥ*—on the backs of camels; *kecit*—some persons; *ibhaiḥ*—on the backs of elephants; *kecit*—some persons; *apare*—others; *yuyudhuḥ*—engaged in fighting; *kharaiḥ*—on the backs of asses; *kecit*—some persons; *gaura-mukhaiḥ*—on white-faced monkeys; *ṛkṣaiḥ*—on red-faced monkeys; *dvīpibhiḥ*—on the backs of tigers; *haribhiḥ*—on the backs of lions; *bhaṭāḥ*—all the soldiers engaged in this way. ## Translation **Some soldiers fought on the backs of camels, some on the backs of elephants, some on asses, some on white-faced and red-faced monkeys, some on tigers and some on lions. In this way, they all engaged in fighting.**