Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 23: Khara Disregards Evil Omens on the Way
Text 3.23.2
निपेतुस्तुरगास्तस्य रथयुक्ता महाजवाः।
समे पुष्पचिते देशे राजमार्गे यदृच्छया॥
nipetus turagās tasya ratha-yuktā mahā-javāḥ
same puṣpa-cite deśe rāja-mārge yadṛcchayā
nipetuḥ = slipped; turagāḥ = horses; tasya = his; ratha-yuktāḥ = that were yoked to chariots; mahā-javāḥ = the swift; same = on the smoothly; puṣpa-cite = that was adorned with flowers; deśe = leveled; rāja-mārge = highway; yadṛcchayā = by the course of destiny.
By the course of destiny, the swift horses that were yoked to his chariots slipped on the smoothly leveled highway that was adorned with flowers.