Pathikasutta 2.6.15

2.6.15

So varaṃ varaṃ migasaṅghe vadhitvā mudumaṃsāni mudumaṃsāni bhakkhayitvā tameva āsayaṃ ajjhupeyyan’ti.

Having slain the very best of the deer herd, and eaten the most tender flesh, I could return to my den.”