When Ashvatthaman, who was their bitterest enemy, had been carried away by the horses from the field of battle, even as the disease is driven away from the body by incantations, medicines and efficacious means.
प्रतीपकारिणी रणादश्वत्थाम्नि हते हयैः। मन्त्रौषधीक्रियायोगैाधौ देहादिवाहते॥