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The impregnable fortresses were conquered, the impossible was achieved, and the wheel-bearers were surrounded by the enemy's wheel. ||43|| The powerful should not be challenged, the dependents should be protected, and effort should be made to protect the earth, this is the conduct of a king who desires victory. ||44|| Thus, the wheel-bearer, whose army or prowess could not be surpassed, followed the wheel-jewel and, with his own resources, subjugated much of the land. ||45|| Meanwhile, the two Mlechcha kings, Chilat and Avarta, heard of the defeat of their army by the enemy's army. ||46|| This is unprecedented, the enemy's army has arrived in our land. We must resist this calamity, thus thinking, the two Mlechcha kings met together. ||47|| Then, the armies of both kings, consisting mainly of archers, and accompanied by elephants and horses, gathered from all sides. ||48|| Both, who had undertaken the task of a great war, became enraged and, displaying their prowess, engaged in a battle with the wheel-bearer's army, desiring victory. ||49|| Meanwhile, the wise, the valiant, and the successful ministers, dissuading the two kings from engaging in battle, spoke these words of wisdom. ||50|| O lords, those who desire success should not do anything without deliberation, for the success of those who act without deliberation is very far away. ||51|| Who is this king who has stopped our army? Where did he come from? How large is his army? And how powerful is he? Without considering all these things, we should not engage in battle with his army in any way. ||52|| This is no ordinary man who has overcome the victorious mountain. He is either a god or a possessor of divine power, there is no doubt about it. ||53||