Udayan and Vasavadatta Diwakar Chitrakatha 039

Author(s): Rameshmuni, Vijaymuni
Publisher: Mahavir Seva Trust Mumbai

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Udayan and Vasavadatta With torn clothes and in wounded condition the emissary came to Chandapradyot in Avanti and reported.
How dare those cowards manhandle
my emissary!
Prepare
Chandapradyot ordered his commander
to attack Kaushambi.
Chandapradyot's army laid a siege on Kaushambi. A terrible battle ensued.
Thousands of soldiers including king Shatanik were killed.
The ministers and commanders of Kaushambi deliberatedTo protect the glory of our kingdom we.
will fight till the end.
Minister, it is a brave
decision to protect your motherland, but what if we cannot protect it even by
sacrificing our lives ?
This question silenced them and they all looked at the queen.