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The two armies clashed, their bodies torn by thorns, their adornments washed away by sweat. They were witnessing the clash of the two animal kingdoms. At sunrise, they reached the abode of the lord of the forest. The pursuer arrived, like Kamadeva pursuing fickle sinners. They sought refuge in Shaktiṣeṇa, like young elephants seeking refuge in a mighty elephant. "Where are they? I have come to die for the fleeing ones. Look, they have gone to your refuge." Hearing the enemy, Shaktiṣeṇa brandished his sword, scattering the Kirātas. The defiled one fled quickly. What can darkness do where the sun shines?
He did not neglect them, but protected the couple and blamed the enemy. In the world, the greatest wealth (dhanavarisaṃhu) is the adornment of good men, to save both. ||15||
Then came Merudatta, the wealthy lord, with his chariot drawn by bulls, elephants, mules, camels, and horses, steadfast as a mountain, his heart fixed on his wife Dhāraṇī. He set up camp nearby, his arrival announced by the trumpeting of elephants and the neighing of horses, shaking the mountain peaks.