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Next came many, in single file, who carried staffs (lashti graah), spears (kunt graah), bows and arrows (chaap graah), whisks (chamar graah), lances and whips (for controlling elephants, horses and bulls) (paash graah), books (pustak graah), wooden planks (phalak graah), seats (peeth graah), Veena (Veena graah), leather oil-bags (kupya graah), pots of beetle leaves and beetle-nuts (hadappaya graah).
Next in order were many carrying sticks (dandi), many with tonsured heads (mundi), topknots (shikhandi) and matted hair (jati). Also accompanied many carrying peacock feather brooms (pichchhi), many jesters (haaskar), hailers (damarkar), flatterers (chaatukar), debaters (vaadkar), flirts (kandarpkar), comedians (davakar), bards (kautvik) etc. After these came a variety of entertainers (kridakar), some of whom were clapping and others were playing musical instruments, singing, laughing, dancing, talking, reciting, guarding, looking around and hailing victory. CAVALARY
After them came one hundred eight pedigreed horses in single file. They were young, powerful and quick. There eyes were like fresh buds of Harimela and jasmine flowers. They were moving gracefully lifting legs in a curve like a parrot's beak. The movement of their limbs was quick as lightening. They were skillfully trained in a variety of tasks including crossing hurdles, jumping, galloping and loping, dancing, jumping on three legs, racing at high speed rating (jayini) (etc.). Ornaments dangling from their necks looked attractive. The ornamental blinkers and frontbands, the plumed crown piece, nosepiece and bit and other mirror type ornaments enhanced their beauty. Their backs were adorned with whiskshafts. They were held by young and trained horsemen. ELEPHANT BRIGADE
The horses were followed by one hundred eight elephants in single file. These elephants were tall and slightly intoxicated. Their projecting white tusks were broad at the base and covered with
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Samavasaran Adhikari
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