Then mounted on his elephant, he remained inside that compact circle of fierce bow-men riding on chariots and pouring showers of arrows. a
मण्डलं सर्वतः श्लिष्टं रथिनामुग्रधन्विनाम्॥ किरतां शरवर्षाणि स नागः पर्यवर्तत।