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sea ). Kala-step brother of Kunika was appointed as the commiander of Kanik's forces. Cetaka Mahārāja was a very clever archer. He had a vow to set forth one arrow only during the day. He would never miss his aim On the first day of the battle Kunik's step brother Kala-commandar of the Forces-was killed by Cétak's arrow. Another was appointed in his stead. He was killed the next day. In this way, the ten-step-brothers of Kanika were killed during the first ten days of the fight. Kūnika was greatly disappointed. On the eleventh day, Kupika observed a fasting of three days and invoked the help of Indras. Two Indras-viz Sakra and Camaréndra came for assistance. Sakra told Kuņika that as Céțaka Mahārāja was a devout Śrāvaka of सक्के देविंद देवराया एगं मह अभेज्जकवयं वइरपडिरूंवगं विउवित्ताणं चिट्ठति, एवं खलु दो संगामं संगाति, तं जहा-देविंद य मणुइंदे य एगस्थिणी णं पदं कूणिए राया पराजिणित्तए, तए णं से कूणिए राया महासिलाकंटक संगाम संगामेमाणे नवमल्ला नवलेच्छइ कासीकोसलगा अहारस वि गणरायाणो हयमहिपवरचीरधाइयवियडियचिंधद्वयपडागे किच्छपाणगए दिसो दिसि पडिसेहित्था ॥ से केणद्वेणं मंते ! एवं दुबइ महासिलाकंटए संगामे ? गोयमा ! महासिलाकंटए णं संगामे वट्टमाणे जे तत्य आसे वा इत्थी वा जोहे वा सारही वा तणेण चा पत्तेण वा कट्टेण वा सकराए या अभिहम्मति सव्वे से जाणइ महासिलाए अहं अभिहए महा० २, से तेणटेणं गोयमा ! महासिलाकंटए संगामे । महासिलाकंटए णं मंते ? संगामे वट्टणाणे कति जणसयसाहस्सीओ बहियाओ ? गोयमा ! चपरासीइंजणसयसाहस्सीओ वहियाओ । ते णं भंते ? मणुया निस्सीला जाव निप्पचक्खाणपोसहोववासा रुट्टा परिकुचिया समरपहिया अणुवसंता कालमासे कालं किच्चा कहि उपबन्ना ? गोयमा ! ओसन्नं नरगतिरिक्खजोणिएमु उववमा (सूत्र-३००)
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