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CHAPTER SEVEN water-jar-banner and horses with five auspicious marks.226
That is Krşņa with a garuda-banner and white horses in the midst of the soldiers, like a rain-cloud with cranes in the air. That is Rauhiņeya (Rāma), palm-bannered, with black horses, placed in his right wing, like a living Kailāsa. There are many other Yadus with various horses and chariot-banners, great warriors, who can not be named now."
After hearing that, Jarāsandha twanged his bow angrily and drove his chariot rapidly against Rāma and Krşņa. Jarāsandha's son, Yavana, the crown-prince, angrily advanced to kill Vasudeva's sons, Akrūra, et cetera. A battle, terrifying as the end of the world, took place between long-armed Yavana and them, like one between a śarabha and lions. Rāma's younger brother, Sāraṇa, whose strength was unparalleled, blocked him, raining various arrows like a cloud raining frogs. Yavana destroyed Sāraṇa's chariot and its horses by means of an elephant, named Malaya, lofty as the Malaya Mts. The elephant lowered its head (to strike) and Sāraņa cut off Yavana's head with a sword, like the fruit of a tree rocked by the wind. He cut off the trunk and tusks of the elephant as it rose up and Krşņa's army danced like peafowls in the rainy season.
When he had seen his son's slaughter, Jarāsandha, angered, carrying a bow, set out to kill the Yadus, like a lion deer. Ananda, Satrudamana, Nandana, Śrīdhvaja, Dhruva, Devānanda, Cārudatta, Pitha, Harişeņaka, Naradeva—these ten sons of Bala in the front of battle were killed by Jarāsandha, like goats in the front of a sacrifice. Kļşna's army fled at the sight of the princes' slaughter and Māgadha (Jarāsandha) followed it, killing, like a tiger a herd of cows. Then General Siśupāla, laughing, said to Křşņa: “ This is not a cow-station, Kệşņa; this is a battle of heroes.” Kțşņa said: “Go, king! Eventually you must go. Why have you delayed so long in
226 385. Pundra. On the chest, back, face, and flanks. Cf. Harşacaritra, p. 50.
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