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tearing the chests of enemies-and which is capable of illuminating the sky by its brilliance, that you are endeavouring to gain a victory on the battle-field ? They replied-“ Ah! What supremacy have you! We have seen numerous plough-men like you; and clubs are easily used by females ( for pounding rice )".
Acala Kumāra then suddenly rushed with his plough in his hand towards the enemy, and began beating some warriors with blows from his fists, crushing some insolent warriors with his club, tearing asunder the thighs of some with the pointed portion of his plough and levelling some to the ground by striking them with his feet. He was knocking down buge elephants with one blow, and was throwing up into the skies big charolts like a bundle of hay. However, he used to spare those warriors, out of compassion towards them, who sought him shelter by leaving aside all their weapons Even the Rising Sun was not able to remain on his face on account of the superiority of the brilliance of his face. The able-bodied and extremely courageous valient Baladéwa rapidly destroyed the prowess of the entire army of Ašvagriva and the pride of the warriors, and they began to run away in various directions.
By daily fighting, in this way, between the armies of both the sides, the battle-field appeared dreadful in a number of apparent circumstances. In one direction, the mournful. weeping of young females of kings who had been killed on the battle-field, was heard, and in another direction, hostile warriors used to turn back to the battle-field ) by the menace of bards were coming together. In one directior, charioteers were killed by the Swords of warriors pierced by the pointed parts of tusks of elephants, and in another direction, timid persons afraid of danger, used to hold their fingers into their mouth out of amazement: At one place, brave warriors used to call out each other by raising up their hands, and at another place, famillar mabuts were turning round elephants who were running away fram unfamiliar mahute. In one locality, dreadful demons meeting by clapping of hands were creating intense clamour, and in another locality, jackals were eating away dead persons.
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