O monarch, his horses, of chestnut colour, of excellent breed, of wind-like speed, and of indefatigable energy, assumed a beautiful appearance being bespattered with blood.
तस्य शोणितदिग्धाङ्गा शोणास्ते वातरंहसः। आजानेया हया राजन्नविश्रान्ता ध्रुवं ययुः॥