Seeing the praśa broken in pieces, like a powerful snake severed by Suparna, Vāli's son, raising his hand, dealt a slap at the head of his (Narāntaka's) steed.
तं प्रासमालोक्य तदा विभग्नं सुपर्णकृत्तोरगवीर्यकल्पम्। स्तुरंगमस्याभिजघान मूर्धि॥