ततोऽहं शरमुद्धृत्य दीप्तमाशीविषोपमम्। शब्दं प्रति गजप्रेप्सुरभिलक्ष्यमपातयम्॥
tato'haṃ śaramuddhṛtya dīptamāśīviṣopamam| śabdaṃ prati gajaprepsurabhilakṣyamapātayam||
English Meaning
Thereupon raising up my shaft flaming and like to a serpent of virulent poison, I desirous of hunting the (imaginary) elephant, let fly my shaft in the direction of the sound.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)