That Timmaraj should slay his fav'rite beast,

For e'en the stoutest warrior of the land

Dared not approach him in his frenzied mood.

Then 'twas that Chandra suddenly her mind

Declared and boldly spake in words like these:

"It is not meet, dear father, that thou shouldst

So lightly use our only warrior's life,

Who won so many battles for his king

And added nought but glory and renown

Unto his country, and bid him thus fling