440 POETRY.
In the neighbourhood of) the; hostile/ plain they., construct a place of
strength.
Soon.wa^ the work^.completed, for-tlje filqrftpdti's authority extended
-, over all jfclm [princes'.around. . ,, -
113. Then w ^ A r ia jB/smiZ-firs^.made a.l.eader in battle.
Raised above all others, he is seen crowned with flowers,
• From all quarters the crowded,and restless multjtudp send forth(shouts
While the sound o f gongs and conehs rend the skies.
114.1 Next, all the pringes and, chiefs arq regaled ^ gi.
The troops^and followers have, all they want and are provided with
conveyances. -
The* length of one line was tweLve.ip^ong^one, hundred^thou-
a . sandy; -
While the thronged Regions extended tortile hills and ^he woods.
418» Then altogether Jjhey^set out For. the, field ^ojftetti.e^ ;
Moving towards the west,' and leaving,theirrstrcmg hold and .the king
of JLstma behind.
Arrived on the hostile _plainr 4oud respunded the "conehs«-,
While the warriors, animated by the sounds testify by their actions
and gestures their impatience to engag^in the' fighC5,< >
116. At the same time they are formed in'battle array on' the hostile
| plain.
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Akarya kuta durga meh tegalika p radésen g kuru
Wawang ’uwusa pan sirkngnerepati, chakra warting sarat
113. Samang kana sang arya Bisma pinaka gra génapati
Katone nabisékarsampuna sekar sira busana- '
Penuh pasturing prawita masurak masang!garuhan
La wan Pada ibera sangka tinolup umong ring langit
114. T u ’e pwa niniwc watek rata, kabé■ pinujakrama
Tekéng bala Samoa yoda pada puma ring wahana
Pinanding ngatamng wilenya sawelas gananya yuta
Ya karanane kin penuh tekaring kawukir mwang wana
115. Samang kana parebg niijil sakari kang legal paprangan
Mangula’ana ngawuriakan kuta watek naropé^Astina
Tekéng pag’laran pada s’ranga nulup sungo je rah pareng
Y a ètuni girang nikang bala kabè pada ge’a pranga
116. ' T n ’en pada f ia s makarya bisuwéng tegal paprangan
Rdman was the name of the order, which was first founded by the king
of the Pandawa:
Thatiofkang of the K iiru was, according to the wish of the Bramdna,
Who. with all their relations' swore they would conquer or die in the
;,,. battlte.-,.;
117. And now let rf^proceed to. speak of the Panddwa.
Having corner out from their strong hold and arrived at the field o f
f.Hattle^'i ■
. They advance eastward/ towards the formed bodies pf the Kurdwa :
. Both sides shout. and brandish their weapons in frqnt of each, other.
118. Loud and confused were the mingled sounds joffthe armies.
‘ The stoutest and bravest seemed to_have been placed in front:
v* The, only persons who did not engage in' the fight were the*musicians
, and standard-bearers.
- Those in froiit w.ere seen prancing and nimbly moving abput with their
., brandished weapons. .
119. Quickly the contending armies mutually and fearlessly rush upoii each
other, ,;y.
Amid the roar of elephants,, the neighing of. steeds, the beating of
drums, and the shouts o f the, troops,
Till the whole air and sky is .filled with the jarring sounds,
And the earth is shaken with the tumultuous din of war,
‘ Rawan ngarane kang towur nereparti Pandawa:mqrwane ‘l 1
Kunang tawuri sang nerepdng Kuru yakari lut Brahmana
Rikan sira sinapa sang, du’ija sagotra mati’a laga •
117. Ri mangkana nikanda toebapa tasang watek Pandawa
T ’las metu sakeng dalam kuta samipaneng panchaka
Lumampa angawetan angarepaken g’iar korawa
Pada pranga ngawuh mangunda winawanya kapwa ngadeg
118. Rikan pada gamosanane. sawateknia sawang pareng
Sinangwo’a sinilan risan mokane sang prawireng rana
Ritan anane ngapranga mawa meredang’g a tung’gul kunang
Lawan gatine kang; katon mawusana regep sanjata
119. Risampunera mangkanan dana pareng mase.sehasa
Umong swarane kang gaja kuda lawan gaber mwang surak
Samantara ngati gurniteng langita monto’ane dikvidik
Gumetere lema nikang rana Saba ketugnia selur
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