which was bedecked like a flower-vase.(24)
She strolled through the numerous princes,
Like a red rose surmounts during the spring.(25)
She captured the hearts of many princes so much,
That a number of them fell flat on the ground.(26)
They were taunted, ‘This one, the lady, who is present here,
‘Is the daughter of the King of the North.(27)
‘Bachtramati is such a daughter,
‘Who shines in the sky like a fairy.(28)
‘She has come for the selection of her would-be husband,
‘Even the gods praise her because her body is as pretty as godesses.29)
‘That one, whose luck would be sympathetic to him,
‘Could only secure this moonlit night beauty.’(30)
But she selected the prince called Subhat Singh,
Who was gentle in nature and was an enlightened man.(31)
He was sent a knowledgeable Counsellor,
(Who pleaded,) ‘Oh you the brilliant one,(32)
‘Here is she, who is delicate like the leaf of a flower,
‘She is suitable for you and you accept her (as your wife).(33)
(He replied,) ‘There, I already have a wife,
‘Whose eyes are as beautiful as the ones of a she-deer.(34)
‘Consequently, I cannot accept her,
‘As I am under command and oath of Quran and Rasool.‘(35)
When her ears discerned such talks,
Then, that delicate damsel, flew into rage.(36)
(She announced,) ‘Who-so-ever wins in the war,
‘Will take me and become the ruler of her kingdom.‘(37)
She started to prepare for the war immediately,
And put the steel armour on her body.(38)
She occupied a chariot, which was like the full moon.
She girded a sword and picked up effective arrows.(39)
She entered the battlefield like a roaring lion,
As she was lion hearted, the killer of lions and of great courage.(40)
With steel armours on her body, she fought valiantly,
She tried to win with the help of arrows and guns.(41)
In the rain storm of arrows,
Most of the soldiers were killed.(42)
The intensity of arrows and guns was so great,
That most of the men were annihilated.(43)
A Raja called Gaj Singh came into the battlefield,
As swiftly as an arrow from the bow or a shot from the gun.(44)
He came in like an inebriated giant,
He was like an elephant, and had a knobbed-head club in his hand.(45)
She shot only one arrow towards that gentleman,
And Gaj Singh fell down from his horse.(46)
Another Raja, Ran Singh, full of wrath came forward,
And flew like a moth approaching the naked light (to burn).(47)
But when the lion-hearted brandished the sword,