नूनं पुरुषशार्दूलो मत्तमातङ्गविक्रमः | शोभयिष्यत्यरण्यानि विचरन् स महारथः || २-४८-३१
He is a tiger among men, powerful like an intoxicated elephant, and a great charioteer. When he roams the forest, he will surely make it look graceful.' [2-48-31]
With sacrificial fires extinguished and the reading of holy scriptures and sacred recitations stopped, Ayodhya looked as if besmeared with darkness. [2-48-34]