In the ceremony of horse-sacrifice as it is the duty of the killer to cut down many animals, so Nakula, with that sword in hand bounding in the air, struck down many brave men, horses and elephants,
ततोऽन्तरिक्षे च रथाश्वनागं चिच्छेद तूर्णं नकुलश्चित्रयोधी। ते प्रापतन्नसिना गां विशस्ता यथाश्वमेधे पशवः शमित्रा॥