cOpeI ]

chauapiee ||

CHAUPAI

kit kit mry nrys duKMfw ]

kat kat mare nares dhukha(n)ddaa ||

bwie hny igir gy jnu JMfw ]

bai hane gir ge jan jha(n)ddaa ||

The kings, chopped into bits, were lying the cluster of trees fallen down by the blow of wind.

sUl sMBwir rudR jb prXo ]

sool sa(n)bhaar rudhr jab parayo ||

icqR bicqR AXoDn krXo ]26]

chitr bachitr ayodhan karayo ||26||

When Rudra, holding his trident wrought the destruction, then the scence of that place looked very queer.26.

Bwj Bwj qb cly nrysw ]

bhaaj bhaaj tab chale naresaa ||

j~g ibswr sMBwrXo dysw ]

ja'g bisaar sa(n)bhaarayo dhesaa ||

Then the kings, forgetting the Yajna, began to run away to their countries.

jb rx rudR rudR huAY Dwey ]

jab ran rudhr rudhr huaai dhaae ||

Bwjq BUp n bwcn pwey ]27]

bhaajat bhoop na baachan paae ||27||

When Rudra pursued them as fury-incarnate, then none of the running kings could survive.27.

qb sb Bry qyj qnu rwjw ]

tab sab bhare tej tan raajaa ||

bwjn lgy AnMqn bwjw ]

baajan lage ana(n)tan baajaa ||

Then all the kings, becoming alert, were highly activated and the musical instruments resounded from all the sides.

mcXo bhuir Goir sMgRwmw ]

machayo bahur ghor sa(n)graamaa ||

jm ko Brw iCnk mih Dwmw ]28]

jam ko bharaa chhinak meh dhaamaa ||28||

Then the war become more intense and the house of Yama began to be filled with the dead.28.

BUpq iPry ju~D ky kwrn ]

bhoopat fire ju'dh ke kaaran ||

lY lY bwx pwx hQIXwrn ]

lai lai baan paan hatheeyaaran ||

The kings returned with several kinds of arrows and weapons for waging the war.

Dwie Dwie Ar krq pRhwrw ]

dhai dhai ar karat prahaaraa ||

jn kr cot prq GrIXwrw ]29]

jan kar chot parat ghareeyaaraa ||29||

They began to strike blows speedily like the strokes on the gong.29.

KMf KMf rx igry AKMfw ]

kha(n)dd kha(n)dd ran gire akha(n)ddaa ||

kWpÎo KMf nvy bRhmMfw ]

kaa(n)payo kha(n)dd nave brahama(n)ddaa ||

The mighty warriors began to fall as bits and the nine regions of the world trembled.

Cwif Cwif Ais igry nrysw ]

chhaadd chhaadd as gire naresaa ||

m`icXo ju~Du suXMbr jYsw ]30]

ma'chiyo ju'dh suya(n)bar jaisaa ||30||

Forsaking their swords, the kings began to fall down and there was dreadful scene in the battlefield.30.