Clearly said that Ashvatthama was dead, adding indistinctly the word elephant after the name Ashvatthama. Ere now the chariot of Yudhishthira had remained at a height of four fingers' breadth from the earth's surface;
अव्यक्तमब्रवीद् राजन् हतः कुञ्जर इत्युत॥ तस्य पूर्वे रथः पृथ्व्याश्चतुरङ्गुलमुच्छ्रितः।