Oh ! Rama, the best one among men, motivated by the King Sagara, Amshuman progressed on the walkway that was hollowed out by his great-souled paternal-uncles inside the earth. [1-41-6]
स तं प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा पृष्ट्वा चैव निरामयम् | पितृन् स परिपप्रच्छ वाजिहर्तारमेव च || १-४१-८
Having circumambulated the elephant in supplication, he (Anshuman) enquired about his wellbeing, asked in-detail about his paternal-uncles and also about the one who had stolen the sacrificial horse. [1-41-8]
Having listened to the words of Anshuman the elephant of the quarter replied, 'Oh ! Anshuman, son of Asamanjasa having fulfilled your objective, you will go back soon with the horse'. [1-41-9]
On hearing that word of that directional elephant he departed from there, and on sequentially reaching other directional elephants that were abiding in other directions of earth, he commenced to ask the same enquiry which he made with the first, according to the positioning of elephants in directions, and according to the established procedures of their venerability. [1-41-10]