278—-280. IjSuyudâna talks with Kém a of the carnage occasioned by
Bima and Arjtma. • Kérna makes-light of ■ their powerj and engages to
kill them; both, • Krépa accuses K ém a . of. being a boaster, and- intimates
his inferiority in prowess to the two hostile heroes, whereupon they are
going to fight with . each other, when Suyuddna Interposes hud prevents
them.} ,
281—284.' 7'HKérna, attacks the Pandcma army and causes great havoc.
A consultation is held among the Paradchm: respécting the fittest person to
oppose. K ériia .. Kréma objects to Arjûna’s doing so, as being unskilled in
fighting by night. Galot Kâcha, the son of liima, is then selected to fight
against Kérna-]
. (Measure Basdnta lila.y
£85.' Wherefore Sang Gatot. hacha was directed to seek the child of the
sun :
By Krésna and Parta, who complimented him for his superiority and
power:
Quickly .roused at the call, he pre’sentedh«nself;with joy-,
• And saidj 11 Happy am I and. fortunate, thus to be distinguished by
his, highness, ; ,
286, H And -so that. I .continue to serve the king .according to .my duty*
“ :Let my body be severed to pieces, and death-.itself ..ensue,
! ;t( However arduous the service required, I will nevertheless perform
. . i t , ” .
At these words the advanced in years were struck dumb.
287. .Thus, spake Sang Gatot Kâcha. . The heart of Kesdiwa failed*
So well did he know how to awaken tender feelings ;
. {Tembang Basanla lila.)
285. Trikata sang | gatot kacha kinon [ mapag arka sutajf
Teka pira kresna parta manéher | muji sakti nera ||
Sang ngenojaran [ wawang masemo garjita a rsa marck || I
Mawachana bege’ay a n ana pakon repatik nerepati || . •
286. l’âkena neki luna marki jepg âji yugya neka
* Dadalia rikalaning baya aturnya niatoa pati
Kunenga paniwoa rabatane gate karya.temen
Situtua tan paneng’hà mené sigegen sakarang
28'7. - Nà wuwusi sang ga'tot Kacha lu mad ati Kesawàmàr
fekapira yan weruh ujara ngalap man iking redaya
Therefore
. . Therefore did theheart of-his uncle melt away,
a,h When h e saw ,tshe, boy daring enough to encounter -the King of
Awdng'ga. ..
288. Therefore did Kresna and Parta remain speechless,
, Moved with ■ compassion, ■ and grieved that they had thus called upon
., Gatot Kdgha.i^ .
\ (,-Jnjftantly, Jhe,hero hurried'loathe attack;
But as he was about to engage the ^ child , of^the sun, he stopt short
in, terror.. 1 1
289- Then all his ,potept,arrows
•Issuing from, his hands and from h^s mouth, ■
With celerity flew to the.child.of th^siyi, ;whq-soxerpQ,wered iq battle*
Gave1 way tor't^e . left, whilgi the numerous; torches of the Panddwu,
5 armyjshsd fcbphj glare, around. .
Nguni-ngtini nalaning fo*a sira sang panlan arda, tenyn 1
M6Mti;ra*e‘b‘eran'lffimawahe ^ang awang^ga pati
Ya Karana Kresna-pkrtai tnamuwiis' danSepfc lakareng ' '
As'emo' Kamanosan Kalupuf afr^ekaprng mangutus
Kuneng iki sang gatot Kjacha wawang sira sigra mase '
.Mapagi pamok sang arka s^ita tandoja noinandek ares
fApS.tpi sarwa sanjata vv isesa yatas gtranera t .
Mijili tarigan dudung inijili chang Kema Jiuta ngohuh
YataTumujak sang A rh isu ta Kewerana pindajeiiMr,^'
Muruda kin mowa;me t u- sul ba I a panda Wa bap
288.
289.
•, 290^299'. [pialambdna, a blind JRasaksa eM%f?f|oin'sTlie Kurdxea against
Gatot Kdcfya,, by whom, beds ,slain; . whereupon' his fband 'b f^lind Kasdksai
take tgjfljghh, J^hree, other blind JtasdJesa ch iefs,-.withseparate 'bt)dife|^df
Min4 Ras.ak$as,-~ successively oppose Gatot Kacha,~ and share the'same fate as
jthe firstly ^
800—308i? , [Gatot-Kacha fights with Kerria, flies,.and is-^It-irnately'killed
by hjmf]...^
309—314. , [The.L P<mdawa, hiSta-ge^c at- tb$, death ‘S^-'G&tS-K^chitl h#
figm^with despehfte fUry, Arjuna alone is restrained and wfthhhld by
Krdsnai] ,
-Arimbi, the mother of Gatot-Kdc-ha, ' bu'rn^ h’eihelf -od
the funeral pile of her son.}
322—334. [The