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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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49. The dust raised by his army made both the
Pālār and the fame of the Sambuvarāya monarch look
dirty.
50. King Kampana 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.
Slökās 51 to 66: The siege of Padaividu the stronghold
of the Sambuvarāyās. The defeat of the Tamil forces.
51. Having come in all readiness, king Kampaņa
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.
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
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.
55. Sparks generated in large numbers by the
clash of the weapons of the warriors on either side bore
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.
92
49. The dust raised by his army made both the
Pālār and the fame of the Sambuvarāya monarch look
dirty.
50. King Kampana 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.
Slökās 51 to 66: The siege of Padaividu the stronghold
of the Sambuvarāyās. The defeat of the Tamil forces.
51. Having come in all readiness, king Kampaņa
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.
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
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.
55. Sparks generated in large numbers by the
clash of the weapons of the warriors on either side bore