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began running helter-skelter when they found that Saran had been slain.
The fight between Prasannakirthi and Swayambhu on the southern front would be a delightful sight even to gods and goddesses. The young prince, Prasannakirthi was undermining the confidence and abilities of the old warrior, Swayambhu by displaying his mastery over various arts of war and was making him weak and weary but even Swayambhu was not a clayimage but an experienced hero and warrior. He surrounded Prasannakirthi and released counter-weapons to defeat the weapons released by him. Many of Prasannakirthi's soldiers were killed in the battle. Yet the remaining soldiers continued to attack the Rakshasa army with unshaken confidence and courage.
Seeing the turn that the fight was taking, Swayambhu was naturally worried but without losing courage he made new battle-formations with the determination of defeating and capturing Prasannakirthi. In consequence the chariots of the two heroes stood face to face. Prasannakirthi sent showers of arrows against Swayambhu and Swayambhu broke into pieces the wheels of Prasannakirthi's chariot with his mace. At the same time without wasting a single moment, Prasannakirthi leaped down from his chariot; pounced upon Swayambhu and dealt a deadly stroke to Swayambhu with his mace. Swayambhu's death produced a tremendous commotion among the Rakshasa warriors and the cries of victory issued by the Vanara warriors reverberated in the skies.
The terrible encounters between Nal and Hasta and between Neel and Prahasta had not taken a decisive turn even though it was afternoon. Victory hung in the balance. If at one moment, Nal achieved some victory over Hasta, the next moment Hasta achieved a victory over Nal. Thus their fight continued. The whole battle-field was reverberating with the clangour of swords and maces and with the whizzing noises of arrows. The heroes and warriors on both sides were fighting with invincible heroism. In the same manner, a terrible fight
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| SR No. | 002023 |
| Book Title | Jain Ramayana Part 3 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Bhadraguptasuri |
| Publisher | Vishvakalyan Prakashan Trust Mehsana |
| Publication Year | 2000 |
| Total Pages | 518 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English, Story, & Literature |
| File Size | 24 MB |