Verse 5.7.31

Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning:

दूरे प्रपतितास् तस्य
महा-मात्र इतस् ततः
सतां प्रपश्यतां नागः
सद्यो वै निधनं गतः

dūre prapatitās tasya
mahā-mātra itas tataḥ
satāṃ prapaśyatāṃ nāgaḥ
sadyo vai nidhanaṃ gataḥ

dūre—far away; prapatitāḥ—thrown; tasya—of it; mahā-mātra—the trainer; itaḥ—here; tataḥ—and there; satām—as the saintly people; prapaśyatām—watched; nāgaḥ—the elephgant; sadyaḥ—at once; vai—indeed; nidhanam—death; gataḥ—attained.

English translation of verse 5.7.31:

As the saintly people of Mathurā watched and the trainer fled, the elephant suddenly died.