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## The Thirty-Sixth Chapter
Then, the message of the messenger, like a fierce wind, struck the emperor's army, causing the ocean of his forces to move, blocking the sky and the earth. ||1||
At that time, the great war drums, announcing the battle, sounded deep, and the Vidyadharas, terrified, were eager to wield their swords. ||2||
The emperor's forces were divided into different sections: the infantry in the front, followed by the cavalry, and then the elephants. ||3||
On both sides of the army were chariots, and above and behind them were the Vidyadharas and the Devas. ||4||
Equipped with all six types of military forces, the king of the Bharatas, desiring to conquer his younger brother, set out with many kings. ||5||
A great multitude of elephants, adorned with victory flags, shone brightly, resembling a group of mountains moving with their trees. ||6||
The emperor Bharat, accompanied by elephants whose maddening roars filled the sky and whose flowing mad-water drenched the earth, moved forward, resembling mountains with waterfalls. ||7||
The victorious elephants, adorned with ornaments, stood tall, resembling mountains covered in the dense heat of the evening. ||8||
The elephants of the army, adorned with all kinds of ornaments and bearing victory flags, appeared like mountains, as if they had come to show their strength to the emperor Bharat. ||9||
The elephant riders, seated on the backs of the elephants, holding their ankushas, adorned with brilliant and heroic attire, appeared as if they were all one. ||10||