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## Forty-fourth Chapter
**413** The sun, seen with great difficulty, is sharp with its rays, intensely hot, having scorched its own sphere. It is the destroyer of the Kuvalaya (lotus), its birth is painful, and only fools praise it. It is without support, without a base, and cannot bear the brilliance of the moon and other luminaries. It is in the sign of Leo, fickle, cruel, and suddenly leaps up to the head. It is afflicted with a disease, dependent on others, and travels on a crooked path. It has red rays, is hostile to all, its desires are insatiable, and it is always at the forefront of every action.
**270** Even with the company of noble friends like the moon, Mercury, and Jupiter, this sun, with its many faults, is like a patient who cannot be cured by even the best physicians. It is like a diseased person who has perished, for it is so evil that no one can even look at it. It is sharp because it levies heavy taxes, and it brings suffering even to its own family. It is the destroyer of the Kuvalaya (earth), its son is wicked, and only fools praise it. It is without the support of friends, without a base like a fort, and cannot bear the power of other powerful kings. It is born in the sign of Leo, is fickle, cruel, and suddenly leaps up to the head. It is intolerant, afflicted with a disease, dependent on others, and travels on a crooked path. It has red rays, is hostile to all, its desires are insatiable, and it is always at the forefront of every action.
**268-271** Such a king, with all his faults, is like a patient who cannot be cured, even with the company of wise friends and noble teachers.
**272** At that time, the ministers of both armies, filled with anger, went to their respective kings and stopped them from fighting at night, saying that it was against the rules.
**273** Both of them, however, considered it better to spend the night on the battlefield itself, amidst the terrifying cries of the wounded soldiers, which were unbearable even to the trees.