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were wet with temple juice issuing from temples pierced by sharp weapons Elephants approaching nearer had tightly caught hold of each others' trunks. Violent angor was manifest everywhere, and at every moment, terrifying echo was heard. Although greatly disappointed, several warriors were inflicting blows all around in the battle-field even at the cost of their lives.
Kings equipped with various weapons in their hands were engaged in fight with each other, and when the leader of the troops was lying dead on the ground, and when the path had become impassable by the stream of blood, the combatant king Prajāpati with his eyes as red as those of the start Śéşa Näga, (the serpent supporting the earth and forming the couch of Vişņu during his sleep), and saying out “ Point out to me Ašvagriva ready for a fight on the battle-field ", came forward inflicting wouuds on the enemy. Kings of Bengal and Kalinga, at once stopped him from fighting by means of powerful missiles thrown towards him at a time, and he became devoid of pride like an ascetic. The invincible and extensive army of Ašvagriva consisting of elephants, borsos, chariots etc., at once exerted the prowess of Prajāpati and made him helpless. On seeing him defeated, Acala Kumāra appearing like a personification of the God of Death, with his face terrifying with violent anger and dreadful frowns, immediately rushed in front of the enemy wielding his divine plough and club. The kings boastful of the pride of long-continued victories, bearing violent haughtiness, and roaring proudly and throwing missiles, arrows, and other weapons, at once came near Acala Kumāra. Becoming intensely delighted with joy the joints of his armour became loose, and he fearlessly and deploringly said :-"Ah! You immediately run away from the path of my vision. Why do you unnecessarily become ready to go to the abode of the God of Death (to die)! Ah! do you not see my Irresistible indigent angrylooking plough with a white point! Besides, do you not even see the club-endowed with black lustre as brilliant as that of wasps-whose mouth is prepared with excellent particles of the most valuable gems of this world, -which is capable of
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