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2 End of the Battle at Vaisaji
When Könika became victorious in the fight, the nine Licchavi kings nine Mallaki kings, and eighteen kings of Republics of Kāsi-Košala siding with King Cégaka of Vaiśāli, being defeated went away in various directions.
Now, King Céţaka, leaving the battle-field, entered Vaisali Nagari, and Kūņika arranged an impassable seige around Vaisāli. But daily at night-time, Halla and Vihalla riding the Sé. canaka elephant, used to come into Kūpik's army-camp and to do great havoc by killing hundreds of soldiers in secret assaults. At last, by the advice of his ministers Kaņika had a big ditch prepared on their way. It was filled with live burning coals and covered slightly with rubbish. When Halla and Vihalla came near the ditch as usual, the Sécanaka elephant stood there, and did not move further. Halla and Véhalla thought that the elephant did not move further, as he was afraid of being killed on the battle-field So, they beat him severely and he bravely moved on ward, but before falling into the ditch, the faithful elephant took Halla and Véhalla on his trunk and carefully placed both the brothers on a well-protected spot Finally, Sécanaka fell into the ditch and died.
Halla and Vihalla became extremely sorry when they came to know their mistake. The intelligent dumb creature saved their lives at the expense of his own life; and the idea that they be came the cause of the untimiciy death, of the highly intelligent animal by their own stubborn-ness, troubled them greatly Besides, by the distressful notion that the noble animal, on whose acco unt such a desparate battle was fought and hundreds of thousands of men were killed, should be burnt alive by their own hands, and by their own folly, their mind was greatly tormented. When the sury of the battle-field subsided, both the princes, Halla and Vihalla extremely sorry for the sad incident, went to Śiamaņa Bhagavana Mahāvira, who was at that time, passing
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