It was full of deer, lions and other fearful ! animals of the forest. That best of kings, Dushyanta, with the help of his soldiers and servants, beat the forest, thus killing many animals. Dushyanta pierced with his arrows many tigers that were within shooting range and killed them (by hundreds). The king wounded many by arrows (that were out of the shooting range and not to be killed by swords); he killed by his sword those that were near at hand. That best of the wielders of darts, killed many by hurling his darts at them.