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The fortieth chapter
407. With banners of cloth flying forward, propelled by the wind of victory, and mounted by warriors renowned for their lion-like prowess, [the army] advanced. 206H. With the faces of the battlefield illuminated by the brilliance of clashing weapons, and with the terrifying roar of huge drums, [the army] advanced. 210. The three worlds were filled with the sweet sound of bells, and the elephants, filled with pride, charged forward, eager to conquer even lions. 211. Driven by the desire for victory, [the army] arrived, accompanied by elephants bearing the signs of victory, and, like the wind of destruction, it overwhelmed the waves of the ocean. 212. The vast expanse of the great elephants was like a dark cloud, and the multitude of arrows falling from all sides was like a flock of peacocks. 213. The army was radiant with the brilliance of its swords, like lightning, and the deep roar of the many drums was like the thunder of the clouds. 214. The earth was covered with a flood of fresh blood, and the relentless blows of the maces were like a storm of thunderbolts. 215. The sky was covered with a multitude of white banners, like a flock of herons, and the battle, at that time, was the full glory of the rainy season. 216. For a long time, the battlefield was filled with the clash of weapons, and there was much exchange of blows between the two armies. 217. The sky was filled with vultures, the banners were flying, and the earth was covered with the weapons of the two armies. 218. At that time, Jayakumar, desiring to make Jayalakshmi the new wife of Sulochana, advanced his elephant, aiming for Arkkirti. 219. Just as the karma of the different types of beings obstructs the Muni who rides on the back of a क्षपकश्रेणी, so too, the Vidhyadharas named Ashtachandra, whose power had been seen before, came forward again,