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(Verse 14.) in which soldiers were engaged in fighting with sword against sword, pulling of hair against pulling of hair, and club against club; .......... considering • each other as equal (or) despising each other);
(Verse 15.) in which the ground (seemed to be) thickly smeared with saffron, as the blood (of the wounded) was mixed with the musk anointing their bodies); in which (both) large armies had lost and dropped arms, necks, shanks, thigh-bones, and teeth;
(Verse 16.) in which, during the encounter, both parties were broken, urged on, put to Hight, and stretched on the ground; which was witnessed by the goddess of fortune sitting on the swing of doubt about mutual victory and defeat;
(Verse 17.) in which brave Warriors were marching on the back of lines of fallen elephants forming a bridge over the flood of blood; in which soldiers stood rendered motionless, as their blows did not hit each other's weak parts;
(Verse 18 f.) which was covered here and there with elephants which had fallen (simultaneously with shattered banners and parasols), and whose respirations waved the mass of chowries and with dead (or) half-dead warriors who had done their duty, whose strong arms (still) raised the weapon, whose lips were bitten, and whose eyes were deep-red with fury; in which tiaras, armlets, necklaces, bracelets, and ear-rings were broken, crushed, and pulverized;
(Verse 20.) in which Kashmāņdas, Rakshasas, and Pisachas were singing aloud, as they were intoxicated by drinking the liquor of blood; (and) which contained hundreds of headless trunks dancing together in a fearful manner and beating the time (with their hands).
(Verse 22.) Having caused to be accontred the elephant named Ariväraņa,-whose golden howdah was studded with the splendour of jewels, the flow of whose rut was incessant, (and who therefore) resembled the king of mountains (Himalaya) himself, whose torrents never cease to flow,- followed by thousands of (other) elephants ;
(Verse 23.) also the excellent horse named Atisaya; -who displayed the majestic stepping of the horse of the lord of gods (Indra); who manifested his noble breed by his active jumping; (and) who bore a saddle (set with) jewels, ---accompanied by lakhs of (other) horses whose ears were surmounted by chowries;
(Verse 24.) (and having put on) an unique and unequalled curved dagger (set with) jewels, which was fit for the fatigue of battle, attached to a string of matchless big stones, (and) ornamented by being inlaid with rubies and emeralds;
(Verse 25.) (and) a valuable, priceless, famous girdle (which was strung) on a soft string, which emitted the splendour of gems, and the ruby at the end of which resembled) the bright san;
(Verse 26 ) he (viz. Paramēsvaravarman) who had destroyed his enemies, inspiring with fear (and despair] the minds of princes, and spreading) the flower-garland of (his) fame in all regions, carried all these (ornaments) on his body that was highly adorned with heroic deeds, -along with the powerful goddess of fortune clinging (to him).
This seeing to refer to verse 24t.
