Madhurāvijayam of Gaṅgādevī /163

MADHURAVIJAYAM
 
or
 
20. Not even Parasurāma, Rāma, Bhima
īma
Arjuna provided such entertainment as the king did

to that sage (Nārada) who always loved the sight of
good battle.
 
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good battle.
 
Slöōkās 21 to 40: Kampanṇa met the Sultan in a duel and

killed him. The conquest of Madhurai was accomplished.
 

 
21. Then seeing all his Turuşka forces routed in
ṣka forces routed in
battle, the Yavana king, stringing his fearful bow, met

the king Kampa in single combat even as Vritra did
the king of the gods.
 

the king of the gods.
 
22. The warriors regarded him as the embodi-

ment of both anger and intoxication, his eyes red with

the drink of vīra-pāna, and knitted brows on his fore-
head fearful to look at.
 

head fearful to look at.
 
23. His jewelled tuft in a line of unbroken bril-
liance as he rode on his fast horse looked like the wreath

liance as he rode on his fast horse looked like the wreath
of his smoking anger which was about to blaze.
 

 
24. The sound produced by his forceful stringing
of the bow seemed as if it were emanating from the

of the bow seemed as if it were emanating from the
anklets of the Goddess of Victory, who, after having

deserted him so long, was now returning to him in haste.
 

 
25. The brave king Kampa delighted in his hav-

ing an opponent like the Suratraāna (Sultan) who had

by his valour reduced the Coōlas and Paāndyas and

despoiled the wealth of Viīra Ballāla (the Third).
 

 
26. The two proud opponents fought in a manner

befitting the respective might of their arms, by shower-