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"Whoever wins among these two in the water battle, the eye battle, and the arm battle, he shall be the self-chosen husband of the victorious Lakshmi." Thus, with a deep and joyful sound of the drums, the ministers gathered the chieftains of the army, bringing joy to all. 45-46. The kings who were on the side of Bharata were seated on one side, and those who were on the side of Bahubali were seated on the other. 47. In the midst of all those kings, those two kings, Bharata and Bahubali, were shining, as if the mountains of Nishadha and Nila had come together for some reason. 48. Among them, Bahubali, with his beautiful form like a sapphire, and adorned with dark hair, appeared like a tall Jambavaksha with bees. 49. Similarly, the king of kings, Bharata, with his body towering with a crown, and with a radiance like that of heated gold, was shining like the mountain Sumeru with its peak. 50. With a very steady gaze and without blinking, Bahubali quickly won the eye battle. 51. Restraining the surging sea of Bahubali's army, which was causing a commotion, the kings, with great decorum, acknowledged Bahubali's victory in the eye battle. 52. Then, filled with pride like intoxicated elephants, the two brothers entered the lake to engage in a water battle, splashing water at each other with their long arms. 53. The bright streams of water thrown by Bahubali on the chest of Bharata, the wheel-wielder, were shining as if the flow of water was falling in the middle of Mount Sumeru. 54. The flow of water released by Bharateshwar, being very high, fell far away from the face of Bahubali, without reaching it. 55.