Go forth thy foemen to destroy,

And turn again at last with joy.”

As Mátali his charioteer

Speaks for the Lord of Gods to hear,

Sumantra, palm to palm applied,

In reverence trained, to Ráma cried:

“O famous Prince, my car ascend,—

May blessings on thy course attend,—

And swiftly shall my horses flee

And place thee where thou biddest me.