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420
Mahapuraanam
Knowing that the enemy was approaching, Jayakumar, with great respect, received the Nagapasha and the Ardhachandra arrow from his friend, the serpent-being who had become a deva, and departed. [33] Taking that arrow, which shone like a thousand suns, Jayakumar placed it on his Vajrakannda bow. [336] Knowing that the son of the Chakravarti would surely be killed by this arrow, the rulers of the Bhoomigocharis and the Vidyadharas were greatly distressed. [337] That arrow, like a thunderbolt, reduced to ashes nine chariots, eight Ashtachandras, and all their weapons, along with their charioteers. [338] Arkkirti, whose pride was broken, stood there like an elephant whose tusks and trunk had been cut off, or like Yama, whose weapons had been destroyed, unable to act. Thus, it must be said that the actions of the devas, which brought such sorrow, are to be condemned. [339] Just as a man, though weaponless, but skilled in the art of trapping, can capture a valiant elephant by using a snare to catch its feet, so too did Jayakumar capture Arkkirti. [340] To fight before being scorned is valor, but to fight after being scorned, out of arrogance, is a second scorn. [341] Although Arkkirti had a noble lineage, a Chakravarti father, the position of Yuvaraja, and a vast army, he still suffered this fate. This shows that evil conduct afflicts everyone. [342] The Chakravarti had bound Jayakumar with a warrior's belt, but Jayakumar had made his son's wounds a place for bandages. Look at this reversal of fortune! [343] Jayakumar, the conqueror of all enemies, placed Arkkirti, who was like a moth flying towards fire and weaponless, in his chariot, and mounted a tall elephant himself. Like a lion, he captured the Vidyadhara kings, who were his enemies, with the Nagapasha. [344-345]