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Śramana Bhagavāna Mahāvira, he will not kill him, but he would protect him (Kunika ). Then, he prepared an non-pierceable admantine armonr for Kūņika, Then, Camaréndra prepared two weapons viz 1. Mahā-śilā Kantaka and Ratha musala.
I. Maha-sila-kantaka was a machine used in this battle, by which, very small pieces of grass, wood, leaves, or pebbles, if thrown through it, would injure as if very large slabs of stone fell heavily and caused destruction.
II. Ratha-musala-was a chariot without a driver, as well as, horses, but equipped with a heavy, strong clubs capable of being wielded in various directions. A number of such chariots swiftly rushing through an arrayed army, will cause destruction of thousands of soldiers in a day. King Kûņika again made elaborate preparations for a march to the battle-field. Having put on the adamantine divine armour on his body, with a waist-band of embroidered gold, with a war-like band on his chest, and a number of deadly weapons of small size hanging by his sides, King Kūņika riding a well-caprisoned elephant, with four chowries being waived on his sides and a big umbrella embellished with Koranita flowers held over his head, started for the battle-field surrounded by his numerous fendatory chiefs crown princes ministers, astrologers spies, guards officers, generals, messengers, personal attendents and domestics Fighting continued for nearly one year. It is said eighty-four hundred thousand men (8400000) were killed in the war.
On seeing that numerous persons were being killed every day, King Cétaka, leaving the battle-field entered Vaisali and committed suicide by falling into a deep well. His whole army dispersed and the Mallaki and Lécchaki princes as well as the Republican Kings of Kasi and Kośāla ran away in various directions.
Kuņika took possession of Vaisali and he had the whole town destroyed and rendered into waste land by having the entire area of the town furrowed by ploughs drawn by asses.
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