आजगाम ततो वाली हत्वा तं वानरर्षभः। ततोऽहमददां राज्यं गौरवाद् भययन्त्रितः॥ स मां जिघांसुर्दुष्टात्मा वाली प्रव्यथितेन्द्रियः। परिकालयते वाली धावन्तं सचिवैः सह॥
ājagāma tato vālī hatvā taṃ vānararṣabhaḥ| tato'hamadadāṃ rājyaṃ gauravād bhayayantritaḥ|| sa māṃ jighāṃsurduṣṭātmā vālī pravyathitendriyaḥ| parikālayate vālī dhāvantaṃ sacivaiḥ saha||
English Meaning
Then came that foremost of monkeys, having slain him (Mahisa). Thereupon I, influenced by fear, in consideration of his dignity, made over to him his monarchy. But Vali, his senses exercised with sorrow, anxious to slay me, in company with his counsellors, pursued me, who heels.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)