The tangled shade my search renew.

Be glory to the host on high,

The Sun and Moon who light the sky,

The Vasus[818] and the Maruts'[819] train,

Ádityas[820] and the Aśvins[821] twain.

So may I win success, and bring

The lady back with triumphing.”

Canto XIV. The Asoka Grove.

He cleared the barrier at a bound;