________________
179
were repeatedly dealiug blows with object of spreading their fame on all sides throughout the world. 1: a moment, some were ready to deal blows with their fists, and in another moment they receded back; in a moment' some abused each others' parents, and in another moment, they went on praisip, their own valour. Having accomplished vijaya-vidya-tae art of having success on a battlefield-for a long time with their eyes closed in a solitary place, they become ready for a fight at every moment, and warriors eager for a battle, were fighting without caring even for life on account of the pride of great strength of their powerful arms. When the vidyādharas were thus fighting with each other one of the vidyadharas, cunningly gave his adversary a severe blow on his head with a big club The beaten vidyadhara, devoid of consciousness, and with his eyes closed on account of mental stupefaction, and becoming destitute of the strength of his brilliance, fell down on the ground near me, Ake a severed tree without & support.
At that time, another vidyadhara with a sharp sword in his hand immediately followed him with the object of killing him. I knew that the cther vidyādhara was coming there with the object of killing him, and so, hinting by sound, I informed my bowmen and body-guards, “Ah ! protect this fortunate man lying on the ground and 'prevent the other Vidyādhara from injuring him" My warriors, with swords and shields in their hands, made a ring around his body and rescued him. The other Vidyadhara, not getting any opportunity of killing him, told me. “O king! place this wicked Vidyadhara in front of me, for the purpose of killing him. He is my enemy. I certalaly want to destroy him." I told the vidyadhara “Why do you prattle like a person ensiaved by a piśāca ? Is it ksatriya dharmaduty of a Kşatriya-that I can do as you order me to do? Besides how bas he offended you that you are, thus, ready to kill him The vidyādhara replied." He has become fond of sexual intercourse with my beloved He is, therefore, certainly fit to be killed I told him. "Let him be a virtuons man or an ordinary ma or a wicked man, but I am not going to hand him over to yo
Jain Education International
For Private & Personal Use Only
www.jainelibrary.org
