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Chapter - 2 Collection of Examples
Chetak, surrounded by eighteen kings with crowns, attacked with an immense army. || 30 || There were thousands of chariots and horses, and millions of elephants and foot soldiers. || 31 || Each of the eighteen kings had an army of equal size, and Chetak's army was also of equal size. || 32 || Going to the border of his own country, Chetak, with that army, formed a difficult-to-break ocean formation with his warriors. || 33 || The king of Champa also went there with his army, of the same size as mentioned before, and formed an impenetrable Garuda formation with his army. || 34 || There were terrible battles between the two armies. Thousands were struck, their bellies filled with cries. || 35 || The two armies, with their white elephants like pillars of fame, clashed. || 36 || In the army of Kurnika, the valiant Kumar, the leader of the army, was the first to fight against Chetak's army. || 37 || The Sadi fought with the Sadi, the Nishad with the Nishad, the charioteer with the charioteer, and the warrior with the warrior in the two armies. || 38 || With the elephants, horses, and spears falling, the earth became like a mountain range. || 39 || With the warriors broken and killed in battle, rivers of blood flowed like rivers and oceans. || 40 || In the battle, the elephants, with their shining swords, appeared like a forest of sword leaves. || 41 || The warriors, with their hands cut by swords, filled the battlefield with their bravery. || 42 || The soldiers, with their heads struck by the edge of the sword, fell, as if they were being ordered to fight by their own leaders. || 43 || Thus, Kal, like a ship in the ocean, entered the ocean formation and reached Chetak's side. || 44 || Seeing Kal, who was coming like time itself, Chetak thought, "This one, like a thunderbolt, cannot be stopped by anyone." || 45 || "I will immediately subdue this mountain of the ocean of battle, even if it is a divine bird." || 46 || Thus, Chetak, with his divine weapon, which was the destroyer of the enemy's life and wealth, attacked Kal and brought him to the fifth stage. || 47 || Then, like the shining sun setting, the army of Champa was enveloped in darkness. || 48 || The army of Champa, abandoning the battle, remained awake. For how could sleep come to them, like a wife who has been wronged? || 49 || The warriors of Chetak's army, making the victory sound of the drums, made the night very loud. || 50 || The next day, Chetak, who was appointed as the commander-in-chief by the king of Champa, killed Mahakal, like time itself. || 51 || He killed eight other commanders, the sons of the श्रेणिक, one by one, each day, as before. || 52 || When ten of his brothers, including Kal, were killed by Chetak, the king of Champa thought, "Even a single leaf, by the grace of God, can conquer. For Chetak cannot be defeated by mortals, even if they are millions in number." || 54 ||