ततस्तत्परितो याता निरपेक्षा निशाचराः। पुरीमभिमुखा भीता द्रवन्तो नायके हते॥
tatastatparito yātā nirapekṣā niśācarāḥ| purīmabhimukhā bhītā dravanto nāyake hate||
English Meaning
On their leader having been slain, those nightrangers that were about (Atikāya), without waiting any longer, overwhelmed with panic, rushed towards the city.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)