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akṛtakavalārambhairvaktrairbhayasthagitekṣaṇāḥ kimapi valitagrīvaṃ sthitvā muhurmṛgapaṅktayaḥ /
gaganamasakṛtpaśyantyetāstathāśrughanairmukhair nipatati yathā śṛṅgāgrebhyo'kramaṃ nayanodakam //

With mouths that have not even begun to take mouthfuls [of grass], their eyes stopped in fear, / the herds of deer stand, turning their necks repeatedly, / and gaze again and again at the sky with faces so heavy with tears / that the water from their eyes falls in an unbroken stream from the tips of their horns.