At Indus, cognito Macedonum errore, iussis subsistere ceteris, ipse concitat equum quo vehebatur; idem Alexander quoque fecit, sive hostis sive amicus  occurreret, vel sua virtute vel illius fide tutus.
But the Indian, perceiving the mistake of the Macedonians, ordered the rest of his force to halt and himself put spurs to the horse which he was riding; Alexander did the same, whether he came as an enemy or a friend feeling safe either through his own  valour or the princes good faith.
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