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CHAPTER SEVEN Bhāmara, Bhiruka, Asita, Sañjaya, Bhānu,218 Dhțsņu, Kampita, Gautama, Satruñjaya, Mahāsena, Gambhira, Brhaddhvaja, Vasuvarman, Udaya, Kệtavarman, Prasenajit, Dşdhadharman, Vikrānta, Candravarman, Pārthiva. This was the garudaformation made by Garuda-bannered (Kșşņa).
Knowing that Nemin wished to fight from affection for his brothers, Sakra sent his own chariot, distinguished by weapons of victory, with Mātali (the charioteer). The chariot, gleaming with jewels, spreading sunrise, as it were, brought by Mātali, was adorned by Aristanemi. Samudravijaya himself installed (by sprinkling) Anādhșsti, Kțşņa's elder brother, in command of the army, accompanied by putting on a tiara. The cry of “ Victory! Victory!” arose in all of Hari's army and there was terror everywhere in Jarāsandha's army..
A violent battle began between the soldiers in the vanguard of the two formations who marched together without any gaps as if their garments were tied together. Various missiles flew up in the battle of the two formations like waves of the East and West Oceans rolled high at the end of the world. Both the formations of the two armies attained a state of complete impenetrability, like a riddle, by each other. After fighting for a long time, the soldiers in the van of the garuda-formation, though very firm from devotion to the master, were broken by Jarāsandha's soldiers. Then Tārkşya-bannered (Krşņa) himself, like the soul of the garuda-formation, strengthened the soldiers, raising up his hand like a banner.
Mahānemi and Pārtha (Arjuna), like the right and left wings, and Anādhịşti, like the beak of the formation in frontthese three became angry. Long-armed Mahānemi blew the conch, Sinhanāda, and Anādhșsti blew Balāhaka, and Phālguna (Arjuna) blew Devadatta. The Yadus beat crores of drums and the sound of the conchs was followed by their sounds like the king of Sankha by the Sankhakas. The soldiers in the enemy-army were terrified by the sound of the three conchs
218 258. One of these 'Bhānus' must be Mahābhānu.
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