Seeing that excellent king, that great bowman, lying forsaken on the ground like a rain bow dropped from the sky, his chief minister became like one brunt by a flame of fire. Coming hastily to him with affection and respect,
क्षितौ निपतितं काले शक्रध्वजमिवोच्छ्रितम्। तं हि दृष्टवा महेष्वासं निरस्तं पतितं भुवि॥ बभूव सोऽस्य सचिवः सम्प्रदीप्त इवाग्निना। त्वरया चोपसंगम्य स्नेहादागतसम्भ्रमः॥