Thereupon the son of Pritha pierced that elephant, that was like a mass of white cloud, with the foremost of arrows, resembling the rays of the sun. On this he fell down (upon the earth) roaring most loudly; even as the summit of a mountain falls on earth broken down by thunder.
अथ द्विपं श्वेतवराभ्रसंनिभं दिवाकरांशुप्रतिमैः शरोत्तमैः। बिभेद पार्थः स पपात नादयन् हिमाद्रिकूटं कुलिशाहतं यथा॥