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## The Thirty-Sixth Chapter
**201**
The cavalrymen, with their sharp swords, were like embodiments of valor, their arms adorned with their own prowess. **(11)**
The archers, with their quivers full of arrows, resembled great trees of the forest, adorned with their branches and hollows. **(12)**
The charioteers, with their chariots laden with weapons, were like sailors setting out to cross the sea of battle. **(13)**
The warriors, with their helmets and armor, and their sharp swords raised high, marched before the elephants to protect their feet. **(14)**
The warriors, with their shining weapons and iron armor, blazed like dark clouds with lightning, announcing a storm. **(15)**
Another warrior, holding a sharp sword in his hand, looked at its reflection in his face and recognized his own valor. **(16)**
Another warrior, weighing the sword in his hand, seemed to be measuring the honor and respect due to his master. **(17)**
The armies of the kings, adorned with great crowns, marched forth with their infantry, elephants, cavalry, and chariots. **(18)**
These crowned kings, with their crowns adorned with jewels, shone like the portions of the guardians of the world who had descended to earth. **(19)**
Many kings surrounded King Bharata, displaying their forces from afar, as was proper. **(20)**
**22**
The warriors, their hearts filled with excitement at the sound of the approaching battle, reassured each other with words of courage. **(21)**