Thus addressed, O foremost of men, the king described himself, O Bharata, saying.-I am born in the family of the Haihayas. My name is Sumitra, and I am the son of Mitra. I chase herds of deer, killing them in thousands with my shafts. Accompanied by a large army and my ministers and the ladies of my household, I have come out ahunting. I struck a deer with a shaft, but the animal with the arrow shaft, but the animal with arrow sticking to his body ran speedily.
ततः स राजा सर्वेभ्यो द्विजेभ्यः पुरुषर्षभ। आचचक्षे यथान्यायं परिचर्यां च भारत॥ हैहयानां, कुले जातः सुमित्रो मित्रनन्दनः। चरामि मृगयूथानि निनन् बाणैः सहस्रशः॥ बलेन महता गुप्तः सामात्यः सावरोधनः। मृगस्तु विद्धो बाणेन मया सरति शल्यवान्॥