Terrific with his cruel eyes,

Perched on the staff enriched with gold,

Whence hung the flag in many a fold.

Each ravening bird, each beast of prey

Where Janasthán's wild thickets lay,

Rose with a long discordant cry

And gathered as the host went by.

And from the south long, wild, and shrill,

Came spirit voices boding ill.

Like elephants in frantic mood,