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withdraw for a moment, these words of yours. Now, let series of energetic arrows capable of vexing the enemy, whirl round between you and me.
Ašvagriva again sald:-“O good man ! You are as yet a child and hence my hands are not entiled to strike you. There fore, give the first blow." Tripristha said;-"O horse-necked Ašvagriva ! You were formerly the master of my father, your word is, therefore, uninfringible in compliance with regular succession, Be ready now. Now, look here ! a series of arrows unenduşable like the eye-sight of the God of Death, will soon befall you." With these words, Tripristha Kumāra drew his bow towards his ear and producing a ringing noise with his bowstring, he set free a series of iron-like and very hard arrows pjercing viial organs like a row of rogues.
Agvegriva broke them half-way with his cleverness in archery by means of a sharp spade. The Kumāra then threw a series of arrows capable of penetrating regardless of any body, like a king's servant of one's own side but it was baffled also like the heart's desires of an unfortunate man. What more can I say? Whatever missiles the Kumāra would throw against the king were cleverly obstructed by Aśvagriva, it was also baffled like a clever physician towards a malady Botha of them, striking like Bharata and Bābuball against each other with great wrath, appeared like Rāhu and Saniścara. ( Saturn ) at the time of the destruction of the Universe. When they were thus fighting with each other with violent pride, the earth pressed by the weight of their feet, began to tremble along with moving and immovable objects.
At that time, the mass of Advagriva's weapons became completely exhausted like the mass of one's good deeds, by uninterrupted throwing, and becoming vacant-minded as to what to do and bewildered with annoyance, and on seeing the undisturbed advance of the enemy, Ašvagriva, afflicted with rage, thought of Cakra (discus ) as if of wealth in misery,
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