All those elephants of the quarters were knowers of the essence of words and proficient in the right use of words. Treating him kindly the elephants encouraged him saying, 'You will go back with the horse'. [1-41-11]
On hearing that common blessing of all the directional-elephants, the nimble-footed Amshuman reached the place where his paternal-uncles, sons of Sagara, were rendered as mounds of ashes. [1-41-12]
स तेषां राजपुत्राणां कर्तुकामो जलक्रियाम् | स जलार्थं महातेजा न चापश्यज्जलाशयम् || १-४१-१५
With the intention of performing traditional funeral rites with water for the deceased princes, highly lustrous Anshuman looked around for water but could not see any reservoir of water (in the neighbourhood). [1-41-15]