AQ ieMdRjIq ju~D kQnM ]

ath i(n)dhrajeet ju'dh kathana(n) ||

Now begins the description of war with Inderjit :

isriKMfI CMd ]

sirakhi(n)ddee chha(n)dh ||

SIRKHINDI STANZA

ju~ty vIr ju~Jwry D~gW v~jIAW ]

ju'te veer ju'jhaare; dha'gaa(n) va'jeeaa(n) ||

b~jy nwd krwry dlW muswhdw ]

ba'je naadh karaare; dhalaa(n) musaahadhaa ||

The trumpets sounded and the warriors faced one another and both the armies, prepared for war while thundering

lu~Jy kwrxXwry sMGr sUrmy ]

lu'jhe kaaranayaare sa(n)ghar soorame ||

vu~Ty jwxu frwry GxIAr kYbrI ]467]

vu'the jaan ddaraare; ghaneear kaibaree ||467||

They who performed very difficult tasks, fought with one another and the arrows were discharged like the frightful flying serpents.467.

v~jy sMglIAwly hwTW ju~tIAW ]

va'je sa(n)galeeaale haathaa(n) ju'teeaa(n) ||

Kyiq bhy mu~Cwly khr qqwrcy ]

khet bahe mu'chhaale kahar tataarache ||

The big chained trumpets sounded and the rows of soldiers began to fight with one another, the long-whiskered and tyrannical warriors marched forward

if~gy vIr ju~Jwry hUgW Pu~tIAW ]

ddi'ge veer ju'jhaare hoogaa(n) fu'teeaa(n) ||

b~ky jwxu mqvwly BMgW KwiekY ]468]

ba'ke jaan matavaale bha(n)gaa(n) khaikai ||468||

Alongwith them the powerful fighters began to sob on falling in the battlefield.The warriors being intoxicated are shouting like someone shrieking in inebriation after eating hemp. 468

ErV ey hMkwrI D~gW vwiekY ]

orar e ha(n)kaaree dha'gaa(n) vaikai ||

vwih iPry qrvwrI sUry sUirAW ]

vaeh fire taravaaree soore sooriaa(n) ||

The proud warriors marched forward after causing the resonance of big trumpets and began to strike blows with their swords.

v~gy rqu JulwrI JwVI kYbrI ]

va'ge rat jhulaaree jhaaree kaibaree ||

pweI DUm lu`JwrI rwvx rwm dI ]469]

paiee dhoom lu'jhaaree raavan raam dhee ||469||

With the shower of arrows a continuous stream of blood flowed and this war of Ram and Ravana became famours on all the four sides.469.

cobI Daus vjweI sMGru m~icAw ]

chobee dhaus vajaiee sa(n)ghar ma'chiaa ||

bwih iPry vYrweI qury qqwrcy ]

baeh fire vairaiee ture tataarache ||

With the sounding of trumpets a terrible war began and the enemies wandered here and there on the fast-moving steeds

hUrW ic~q vDweI AMbr pUirAw ]

hooraa(n) chi't vadhaiee a(n)bar pooriaa ||

joiDAW dyKx qweIN hUly hoeIAw ]470]

jodhiaa(n) dhekhan taiee(n) hoole hoieeaa ||470||

There on the sky the heavenly damsels gathered together with the zeal of wedding the brave warriors and came nearer in order to see them waging the war.470.