aśaknuvaṃto 'pyavaśāḥ kṣuttarṣaśramapīḍitāḥ | go 'śvabhūtāśca vāhyaṃte pratodakṣatamūrtayaḥ ||
‘Even though powerless and helpless, oppressed by hunger, thirst, and fatigue, they are driven along as oxen and horses, their bodies wounded with goads.