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MADHURAVIJAYAM
sword that was hanging on the side of his horse's
saddle.
1
33. Determined to make an end of the Yavana
king, king Kampa also armed himself with that sword
which Agastya had sent him, and which looked as terri-
ble as Yama himself.
34. That sword, grey-coloured like poisoned
fumes as it was being waved by the hand of king
Kampa, looked like a serpent about to drink the life-
breath from the Yavana's body.
35. Seated on his agile horse, king Kampa, who
was the glory of the Karnāta race, avoiding the sword
blow aimed by the Yavana, cut off in an instant the
head of the latter.
36. The head of the Suratrana (Sultan) fell on
the ground, the head that never knew the art of cajol-
ing servant-like, the head that had borne the royal
burden of the Turuṣka Samrājya (Supremacy) and
had not bowed down even to gods.
37. The hero, Kampa, was astonished to see that,
even after the head had fallen, the trunk on the horse-
back still held the reins, checking the horse's course
with one hand, while the other was uplifted to return
the blow of the adversary.
38. On the head of king Kampa, held high in
pride, fell heaps of flowers rained from the celestial
egions, and those heaps had the appearance of auspi-
70
MADHURAVIJAYAM
sword that was hanging on the side of his horse's
saddle.
1
33. Determined to make an end of the Yavana
king, king Kampa also armed himself with that sword
which Agastya had sent him, and which looked as terri-
ble as Yama himself.
34. That sword, grey-coloured like poisoned
fumes as it was being waved by the hand of king
Kampa, looked like a serpent about to drink the life-
breath from the Yavana's body.
35. Seated on his agile horse, king Kampa, who
was the glory of the Karnāta race, avoiding the sword
blow aimed by the Yavana, cut off in an instant the
head of the latter.
36. The head of the Suratrana (Sultan) fell on
the ground, the head that never knew the art of cajol-
ing servant-like, the head that had borne the royal
burden of the Turuṣka Samrājya (Supremacy) and
had not bowed down even to gods.
37. The hero, Kampa, was astonished to see that,
even after the head had fallen, the trunk on the horse-
back still held the reins, checking the horse's course
with one hand, while the other was uplifted to return
the blow of the adversary.
38. On the head of king Kampa, held high in
pride, fell heaps of flowers rained from the celestial
egions, and those heaps had the appearance of auspi-