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SETUBANDHA 97. Thereupon, coming at a uniform speed, and striving to outdo one another in their onward rush,54 the host of apes, composed of warriors of unflagging zeal, stood (before the enemy) as they swept forward in an encircling movement as before.55
98. The wrathful warriors assailed the enemy, and were assailed in turn. Full of exalted martial pride, they slew and were slain. Only they yielded not on account of their zeal.
54. A more literal rendering would be: intolerant of one another's forward step. For the reading followed see Extracts.
55. i.e., as at the beginning of the attack. Cf. Mudamalla in Extracts. .
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