अश्वं मुक्तं गजो दृष्ट्वा क्वचिद्रीतोऽपसर्पति। भीतो भीतं गजं दृष्ट्वा क्वचिदश्वो निवर्तते॥
aśvaṃ muktaṃ gajo dṛṣṭvā kvacidrīto'pasarpati| bhīto bhītaṃ gajaṃ dṛṣṭvā kvacidaśvo nivartate||
English Meaning
Sometimes, an elephant seeing a steed let loose, was flying away in fear, and sometimes a horse seeing a frightened elephant, was stopping, himself seized with fear.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)