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blood) the one fighting with him?" "He is my husband who takes the lance which is entering his mouth in his teeth.” “He is my lord who mounts the elephant's boss." “I am the servant of him who fights with his helmet when his weapon is broken." "He shall be my lover who is armed with an elephant's tusk which has been pulled out." Such passionate remarks were made by goddesses in the air.
Damitāri's soldiers, arrogant from power over magic arts also, were not broken at all in battle, like bhadraelephants. 806 Then Hari blew Pāñcajanya like an actor in the representation of a battle-play, which filled the space between heaven and earth with noise. Dazed by the sound of the conch of Vişņu, conqueror of the world, the enemy fell, foaming at the mouth like epilectics. Then King Damitāri himself mounted his chariot and fought with Anantavīrya with divine weapons and missiles. When he realized that Sārngin was hard to conquer, Kanakasri's father recalled the cakra which was like a firm friend in time of need. Filled with hundreds of flames, it fell into Damitāri's hand quickly, like a submarine fire in the ocean.
Damitāri said: "Villain, if you stay, you will die. Go at once. When you have released my daughter, you are released, scoundrel !”.
Anantavīrya replied, "I shall go when I have taken your cakra and your life, as well as your daughter. Not before."
Answered in this way, Damitāri, blazing with anger like a fire, whirled the cakra and hurled it at Aparajita's brother. Hari fell, dazed by the blow from the hub of the cakra. Fanned by Aparăjita, he soon got up, as if he had been asleep. That very cakra, remaining near, was taken by Sārngapāņi. Though it had a hundred spokes, it seemed to have a thousand in his hand. The Ardhacakradhara
305 225. See I, n. 128.
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