Because the tiger’s ear had been cut by the edge of the sword, the tiger was very afraid, and it fled from that place, while bleeding on the street.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
व्याघ्रोऽपि वृक्णश्रवणो निस्त्रिंशाग्राहतस्ततः । निश्चक्राम भृशं भीतो रक्तं पथि समुत्सृजन्
vyāghro'pi vṛkṇaśravaṇo nistriṃśāgrāhatastataḥ | niścakrāma bhṛśaṃ bhīto raktaṃ pathi samutsṛjan
SB 9.2.7