That the armours and the hardtops were shattered.(138)
The swords were becoming as hot as the sun,
And the trees were getting thirsty and river-water was drying.(139)
The showers of the arrows were so great,
That only the necks of the elephants were visible.(140)
Instantly a Minister entered the field,
And he drew the sword of Mayindra.(141)
From the other side the daughter came.
She was holding a naked sword of Hindustan.(142)
The lightening swords became even swifter,
And they tore off the enemy-hearts into pieces.(143)
She hit the enemy head with such vitality,
That he was raised to ground like a crumbling mountain.(144)
The second one was cut with sword into two,
And he fell flat like a wrecked mansion.(145)
Another intrepid person flew in like a hawk,
But he was, too, exterminated.(146)
As soon this task was finished,
And the relief was felt, third discordant surfaced,(147)
Another devil-like, drenched in blood, appeared,
As if it had come straight from the hell.(148)
But he was cut into two as well and slaughtered,
Like a lion slays an old antelope.(149)
The fourth valiant person entered the fight,
Like a lion pounces upon a stag.(150)
It was hit with such a force,
That it fell flat like a rider from the horse.(151)
When the fifth devil came,
She begged for the God’s blessings,(152)
And hit him with such great intensity,
That his head was trodden under the hooves of the horse.(153)
Revelling like a stupefied demon, the sixth devil came,
As fast as an arrow shot out of the bow,(154)
But it was hit so rapidly that he was cut into two,
And that caused the others to dread.(155)
This way about seventy such braves were annihilated,
And hung over the tips of the swords,(156)
None other could dare to think of fight,
Even the prominent warriors did not dare to come out.(157)
When the king, Mayindra, himself came into the fight,
All the fighters rolled into wrath.(158)
And when the combatants jumped around,
Both the earth and the heavens swayed.(159)
The lightening captured the universe,
Like lustre of the swords of Yaman.(160)
The bows and slingshots were brought in action,
And the ones beaten with maces raised hue and cries.(161)
Arrows and the gunshots prevailed,