Madhurāvijayam of Gaṅgādevī /127

MADHURAVIJAYAM
 
48. In that city he was biding his time; and when

the appropriate hour arrived he started to launch his

attack against the Sambuvaraya ruler.
 
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āya ruler.
 
49. The dust raised by his army made both the

Pālār and the fame of the Sambuvarāya monarch look
dirty.
 

dirty.
 
50. King Kampanṇa struck camp with his army

near Virinchinagara (Virinchipuram) where the

branches of the trees were being shaken by the wind

proceeding from the (waves) ripples of the Pālār.
 

 
Slöōkās 51 to 66: The siege of Padaividu the stronghold
īdu the stronghold
of the Sambuvarāyās. The defeat of the Tamil forces.
 

 
51. Having come in all readiness, king Kampaņa
ṇa
started to lay siege to the town of the Lord of the Tamils,

like the dewy season blocking up the course of the sun
with intermittent snow.
 

with intermittent snow.
 
52. The arrayed forces of both the Karnāta and

the Tamil kings attacked each other, like two oceans
brought against each other by stormy winds at the time

brought against each other by stormy winds at the time
of the Great Deluge.
 

 
53. The fight began to rage, foot-soldiers falling

on foot-soldiers elephant-herds attacking elephant-

herds, troops of horses colliding with troops of horses.
 

 
54. Unable to bear the lion-like roars emanating

from warriors on both sides, the elephants of the

quarters, with their trumpeting completely silenced,
almost lost their consciousness.
 

almost lost their consciousness.
 
55. Sparks generated in large numbers by the
clash of the weapons of the warriors on either side bore
 

clash of the weapons of the warriors on either side bore