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The Conquest Of Magadha
midst of the elephants.
Cutting off the heads of the soldiers on the way he reached the place where Shubhamati was fighting.
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But there was some delay in his going there.... Emperor Yashodhar stabbed Shubhamati with a spear and in consequence he fell on his seat on the back of the elephant. Virdev was indignant at Yashodhar's action. The mahout of Shubhamati brought his master out of the battle-field.
Virdev rode upto Yashodhar like the veritable god of death. The enemy soldiers tried to surround him but they could not. Virdev's strokes sent them to death one by one. At once, Virdev with one wave of his sword cut off the tusk of Yashodhar's elephant. The wounded elephant ran away from the battle-field. Everywhere soldiers were running helter-skelter. Virdey threw a spear at the elephant which was running away and compelled the Emperor to get off the elephant.
The Emperor at once, mounted the horse and began fighting. Virdev said in a roaring voice.
"I thought the Emperor himself would come to liberate the prince but Virdev himself had to come here to take the Emperor".
"Damn it. You are a wicked fellow".
"Oh King! I am not a wicked fellow but the messenger of death, the god of death".
"Then you too taste this", saying this the Emperor threw his spear at Virdev.
Virdev escaped the stroke of the spear and with the speed of a lightning he threw his spear and killed Yashodhar's horse. The emperor began fighting, standing on the ground. Virdev also dismounted from his horse and began fighting with the Emperor.
Suddenly, the whole battle-field began to reverberate with the cries of victory issued by the soldiers of Ayodhya. The cries of victory filled the atmosphere. King Dasarath of Ayodhya had
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